C.T. Hsia, a scholar who helped introduce modern Chinese literature to the West in the 1960s, providing close analysis and...
Chinese Literature
Cao Dongxue, 29, wins the 2013 Prix Fu Lei for her translation of Democracy in America by 19th-century political thinker...
C. T. Hsia, a scholar who helped introduce modern Chinese literature to the West in the 1960s, providing close analysis...
It's been a blockbuster year for the leading names of Chinese literature. But if one trend hasmade 2013 a milestone in the world of books, says veteran literary critic Meng Fanhua, it is ashift in Chinese literary writing away from the traditional focus on rural life. “The collapse of rural civilization together with the construction of a new one centered on theurban culture is the basic feature of the society today,” Meng says. “The variety of newreleases proves the creative power of Chinese writers.” (more…)
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On Wu Cheng’en's "Journey to the West," one of the masterworks of classical Chinese writing. Say what you like about...
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