The Book of Documents (Shujing) or Classic of History, also known as the Shangshu, is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature.
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Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era
One of the most creative and brilliant episodes in modern Chinese history, the cultural and literary flowering that takes the name of the May Fourth … Read more
A History of Chinese Literature
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a … Read more
Jin Ping Mei (CQ size, Traditional Chinese Edition)
This is the traditional Chinese edition of Jin Ping Mei (金瓶梅), the forbidden classical Chinese fiction by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng, edited by YeShell. 《金瓶梅》，又名《金瓶梅词话》，中國明代小說，四大奇書之一，中国史上第一部文人独立创作的长篇白话世情章回小说，作者署为兰陵笑笑生。由於详细描述了古代市井平民的生活和社会现实，歷來研究的学说不少，通称金瓶梅学。 作者 … Read more
The Jin Ping Mei and the Non-linear Dimensions of the Traditional Chinese Novel
The author takes a revisionist approach to the novel based on his view that it is a fundamentally pluralistic narrative. Identifies chaos theory as a … Read more
Jin Ping Mei (the Golden Lotus)
The fullest translation of Jin Ping Mei available in English. This edition was derived from the Egerton translation, minus the Latin, with a few euphemisms … Read more
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
In 1971 Mao’s campaign against the intellectuals is at its height. Our narrator and his best friend, Luo, distinctly unintellectual but guilty of being the … Read more
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
With the publication in 1989 of her first novel, “”The Joy Luck Club””, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. Related The … Read more
The art of war
“If you know others and you know yourself, even in one hundred battles you will not find yourself at risk; if you do not know … Read more
All Men are Brothers
This translation of a Chinese classic (14th Century) is the epic tale of a band of patriots in China during the latter part of Sung … Read more
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Mao’s Global Order of Tripolarity
This book examines the impact of classical Chinese literature on Mao Zedong’s political rhetoric and his vision of a tripolar geopolitical landscape at the peak … Read more
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (with footnotes and maps)
“The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide…” The Han dynasty … Read more