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How the Xinhua Dictionary Defined the Way China Thinks and Talks
From encyclopedia to political pamphlet to standard classroom reading: 70 years in the history of China’s bestselling dictionary
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Ready to Launch: A Guide to China’s Latest Science Fiction Writers
Chinese science fiction is finally being translated into English beyond Liu Cixin’s famous Three-Body Problem
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Book-lovers in Ancient Times
Stories and idioms about seven people who overcame challenging obstacles to read
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Lust, Revolution
In Yan Lianke's "Hard Like Water," eroticism and class conflict overlap within the Maoist vanguard of the Cultural Revolution
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Sojourners in Peking
Paul French's new book "Destination Peking" dives deep into the characters of Republic-era Beijing
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Good Romance: Chinese Novels About Love
Romantic literature that influenced several generations
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Booklist: An American Bum in China
Matthew Evans’s misguided travels are rife with schadenfreude
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Booklist: The Transpacific Experiment
Matt Sheehan raises more questions than answers for “how China and California compete for our future”
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