Chinese Literature Fiction

La toma de conciencia de una niña perspicaz cuyo entorno la empuja al inconformismo. Pekín, años 1970. Lai vive con sus padres, su abuela y su hermano menor en un pequeño apartamento en una zona de clase trabajadora. Pensativa y observadora, pasa los días con sus amigos fuera de la atención de sus padres y cerca de su abuela, una mujer sensata e intransigente. Ya de niña, Lai se da cuenta de las duras realidades del Estado chino. Como estudiante talentosa, recibe una beca para estudiar en la prestigiosa Universidad de Pekín.

The Hospital Ship is no more, and Yang Wei awakens to find himself at the mercy of monstrous doctors and the tumult of his own mind. Not helping matters, of course, is the Mars Hospital’s Pool of Dead Souls. A ghastly body of water, it traps people in an endless cycle of treatment, death, and resurrection. When an unruly band of patients revolts against this suffering, the Hospital descends into chaos, the likes of which have never been seen before.

In a city called Nevers, there lives a professor of literature called Q. He has a dull marriage and a lackluster career, but also a scrumptious collection of antique dolls locked away in his cupboard. And soon Q lands his crowning acquisition: a music box ballerina named Aliss who has tantalizingly sprung to life. Guided by his mysterious friend Owlish and inspired by an inexplicably familiar painting, Q embarks on an all-consuming love affair with Aliss, oblivious to the protests spreading across the university that have left his classrooms all but empty.

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

解放前，立秋家是个大宅门儿，立秋的父亲是一位因戏而活、为戏成痴的宅门大爷。但是立秋却没父亲的好命，立秋刚懂事葛家的宅门儿就已经衰落……解放前，立秋家是個大宅門兒，立秋的父親是一位因戲而活、為戲成癡的宅門大爺。但是立秋卻沒父親的好命，立秋剛懂事葛家的宅門兒就已經衰落……

Black Wind, Arizona is torn apart with prejudice and hatred, fueled by the greed of a ruthless town boss and his hired guns. A nearby colony of Chinese immigrants, the hapless victims of violence, turn to Clint Adams for help. A lovely Oriental enchantress persuades him to join her people and to share her bedroll. So the Gunsmith will train the Chinese laborers in the art of western warfare, until he discovers he has his own score to settle with the wild town.

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism. But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith—and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.

The Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu is one of the most translated books of world literature. It is here presented in a translation that deliberately avoids any philosophical commentary and renders the text in English in its most simple and straightforward composure.

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《中庸》是一篇论述儒家人性修养的散文，原是《礼记》第三十一篇，相传为子思所作，是一部儒家学说经典论著。…… 《中庸》是一篇論述儒家人性修養的散文，原是《禮記》第三十一篇，相傳為子思所作，是一部儒家學說經典論著。

Cherished Chinese Proverbs is a bilingual collection of classic stories that have been passed down to generations of Chinese speakers. This work was originally designed as a supplement for students of Chinese as a Second Language, but in this publication we have broadened the focus. In offering these classic stories in both Chinese and English, it is hoped that native Chinese speakers might also benefit.

Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah's funny and poignant first novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing to discover food, family, and herself, is a delight complete with mouthwatering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the colorful, lesser known ants in a tree, that will delight foodies everywhere. Mah's tale of clashing cultures, rival siblings, and fine dining is an unforgettable, unexpectedly sensual listening experience.

张爱玲与胡兰成是相知的，胡兰成说：“因为相知，所以懂得。”张爱玲说：“因为懂得，所以慈悲。”……張愛玲與胡蘭成是相知的，胡蘭成說：「因為相知，所以懂得。」張愛玲說：「因為懂得，所以慈悲。」……

本卷着重讲述述张居正厉行改革所引发的朝野上下激烈冲突与复杂的宫廷政治斗争，既展示了政治经济改革之艰难，也塑造了张居正驾驭复杂局面的才能与他在权力缺少制衡时的独裁专断…… 本卷著重講述張居正厲行改革所引發的朝野上下激烈衝突與複雜的宮廷政治鬥爭，既展示了政治經濟改革之艱難，也刻畫了張居正駕馭複雜局面的才能與他在權力缺少制衡時的獨裁專斷……

北京男赵小提逍遥自在地混日子，与老婆离婚后偶然邂逅了北漂姚睫，两人灵犀相通。前妻回国后，赵小提拒绝与其重归于好，姚睫却也突然消失……北京男趙小提逍遙自在地混日子，與老婆離婚後偶然邂逅了北漂姚睫，兩人靈犀相通。前妻回國後，趙小提拒絕與其重歸於好，姚睫卻也突然消失……

“朕从不敢相信朕会爱上一个男人，可事情就是这样了。”年少的天子如是说。“是男是女又如何？我才不会在乎，只要是你就行。”年轻的上司如是说……「朕從不敢相信朕會愛上一個男人，可事情就是這樣了。」年少的天子如是說。 「是男是女又如何？我才不會在乎，只要是你就行。」年輕的上司如是說……

故事改编自鲁迅同名小说《阿Q正传》，是这本小说的口语版。……故事改編自魯迅同名小說《阿Q正傳》，是這本小說的口語版。

Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have always shared secrets, but now Helen wants to reveal them. Helen is convinced she is dying and decides to celebrate what might be her last Chinese New Year by telling all the secrets of her life, as well as Winnie Louie's and those of Winnie's daughter Pearl. There are some things, however, that Pearl would rather her mother didn't know. The result of Helen's tell-all mood is a series of comic misunderstandings and heartbreaking realizations about luck, loss, and trust.

九王夺嫡，雍正险胜，紫禁城新桃换旧符。但树欲静而风未止，皇城内外，大江南北，仍杀机四伏。八爷党死而未僵，取代之心，咄咄逼人；专间将军年羹尧倨功自傲，拥军干政；连托孤重臣隆科多也脚踏两只船，擅派兵丁入禁苑…… 九王奪嫡，雍正險勝，紫禁城新桃換舊符。但樹欲靜而風未止，皇城內外，大江南北，仍殺機四伏。八爺黨死而未僵，取代之心，咄咄逼人；專間將軍年羹堯倨功自傲，擁軍干政；連託孤重臣隆科多也腳踏兩隻船，擅派兵丁入禁苑……