China books

This is the The China Project Book List, 100 books about China across all genres — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and everything in between — ranked from 100 to 1. We sourced broadly, in an attempt to create a unique, inclusive list that has something for...
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Lu Xun (trans. Julia Lovell), The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China. 3. Jianying Zha, China Pop. 2. Jonathan Spence, The Search for Modern China. 1. Cao Xueqin, The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber. This is the The China...
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A short list of helpful books and websites about China: General introductions. G. Wright Doyle and Peter Xiaoming Yu, China: Ancient Culture, Modern Society. (brief chapters on Chinese traditional culture and contemporary society, with guides to further...
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4.2 (7k) Nonfiction Travel Hobbies History. Explore modern-day China and its links to the Western world through the lives of ordinary people in Oracle Bones. Peter Hessler illuminates the contrast between past and present and the evolving rhythms of a...
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The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and World War II are the most fascinating events in modern Chinese history. If you're interested in delving into anything earlier than that, try one of the books in the History of Imperial China series. 14....
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A short list of helpful books and websites about China. General introductions. G. Wright Doyle and Peter Xiaoming Yu, China: Ancient Culture, Modern Society. (brief chapters on Chinese traditional culture and contemporary society, with guides to further...
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Get on Amazon: Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present. Get on iTunes: Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present. Audiobook: Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (Unabridged) - Peter Hessler. The...
Yu Hua is one of China's most famous contemporary writers, whose celebrated novel To Live catapulted him to international fame. Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words uses personal stories and astute analysis to...
The best books on Maoism, recommended by Julia Lovell. While researching Maoism, China expert Julia Lovell battled against two incorrect assumptions: "firstly that Maoism is a story of China; and secondly that Maoism is a story of the past."....
Recommended by Alec Ash: Deadly Quiet City by Murong Xuecun. Mùróng Xuěcūn 慕容 雪村, a dissident author and novelist, has been a thorn in China's shoe for decades. So after Wuhan's lockdown was lifted in March 2020, of course he traveled there to...
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