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Writing an Expat Novel -- Anjo Bordell
>PODCAST< Shanghai-based author Anjo Bordell offers his brazen advice to prospective expat novelists and anyone considering jumping into self-publishing. Anjo has lived in Shanghai since 2007,...
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Why the LA Review of Books is Wrong About Popular New China Novel
The LA Review of Books usually does a good job, but its review of The Incarnations set in China was way off the mark. more »Literaturecriticsbooks about chinabook reviewschinese historythe nanfang
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List of this year’s 20 most influential translated Chinese literary works
Of interest to die-hard readers of Chinese literature. more »LiteratureChinachinese literaturebooksreadingtranslations
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Game of Gods
Dynasties fall, deities are born, soldiers fight to their last, and gods take to the field of battle. Creation of the Gods, or Fengshen Yanyi (《封神演义》), is an oft-overlooked Chinese masterpiece of...
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The Zi Crew Gets Bombed on Baijiu
Obiwan Kenobi: “Use the force, Luke.” Luke Skywalker: “Obiwan, coming out of the closet…as a Daoist?” In the final post of this series, we’d like to share our distillations of the Zi Crew’s...
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Yunnan Drifter: Rebels with a cause
Over the course of the next few months, we're going to try something new - serializing portions of an upcoming book about our favorite province. The following is an excerpt from "Yunnan Drifter: An...
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Excerpt from "Remembering Bruce Lee", a tell-tale autobiography by Jon 'Big...
In Remembering Bruce Lee, a tell-tale autobiography, Jon reminisces fondly about his experiences with Lee and a lifetime of other adventures. Read this excerpt from the book. more »LiteratureChinahong...
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Qing Era Satire Has Lessons for Today's Corrupt
Sometimes satire has a way of staying relevant for far longer than was originally intended. In the spirit of China’s current anti-corruption crackdown – as the exploitation and profiteering committed...
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Q&A with "In Manchuria" author Michael Meyer
Using the village of Wasteland as his home base, Meyer criss-crosses the region, stopping in major cities and forgotten hamlets as he explores Manchuria’s history and reflects on the changes underway...
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Why I Write interview series with Peter Hessler (and other notable China...
Why I Write: author interviews with ethnic Chinese and foreigners writing about China, to illuminate the writing craft, and to inspire those who, or who hope to, earn their living from writing. more...
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Travels with My Censor
Peter Hessler writes of going on a book tour with his censor, and discusses how the sweeping changes in Chinese society are shown by different approaches to censoring sensitive material. more...
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Beijing expats' favourite literary hangout The Bookworm goes into publishing
Its newly established China Bookworm Press will focus primarily on contemporary Chinese fiction, translating books into English to make them more accessible to readers outside the mainland. more...
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How to Top China’s Best-Seller List Without Really Trying
A celebrity endorsement has fueled "The Kite Runner" nine years after its China debut. more »LiteratureChinachinesebooksliteraturetranslationsKite RunnerGao Yuanyuanthe Oprah effectKhaled Hosseini
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Remembering Ding Ling (1904-'86), forgotten female Chinese author of 300 novels
Her main work in these years was the novel The Sun Shines Over Sanggan River, which followed the complex results of land reform on a rural village. Considered one of the best examples of...
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A chaotic day in the life of Hong Kong publisher Pete Spurrier
"Blacksmith Books publishes about 12 books a year, at any given time each book is at a different stage of editing, design, production, launch, distribution or promotion, so there is always a lot to do....
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