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China in Books

I somewhat inadequate attempt to select a range of books about China or by Chinese authors (mainland and diaspora). Mainly fiction, but with a selection of non-fiction.
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The Last Day of Old Beijing (Michael Meyer)
The Last Day of Old Beijing
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Michael Meyer
1988: I Want to Talk to the World (Han Han)
1988: I Want to Talk to the World
2
Han Han
20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (Xiaolu Guo)
20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
3
Xiaolu Guo
Analects
Analects
4
The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (Tony Barnstone)
The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry
5
Tony Barnstone
Anthology of Chinese Literature (Various)
Anthology of Chinese Literature
6
Various
Art in China (Craig Clunas)
Art in China
7
Craig Clunas
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
8
Sun Tzu
At the Sky's Edge (Bei Dao)
At the Sky's Edge
9
Bei Dao
The August Sleepwalker (Bei Dao)
The August Sleepwalker
10
Bei Dao
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom (Stephen R. Platt)
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
11
Stephen R. Platt
Ball Lightning (Cixin Liu)
Ball Lightning
12
Cixin Liu
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
13
Dai Sijie
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Ha Jin)
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai
14
Ha Jin
Becoming Madame Mao (Anchee Min)
Becoming Madame Mao
15
Anchee Min
Beijing Coma (Ma Jian)
Beijing Coma
16
Ma Jian
Between Silences: A Voice From China (Ha Jin)
Between Silences: A Voice From China
17
Ha Jin
Big Breasts and Wide Hips (Mo Yan)
Big Breasts and Wide Hips
18
Mo Yan
The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature: Writings From the Mainland in the Long Twentieth Ce (Yunte Huang (Editor))
The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature: Writings From the Mainland in the Long Twentieth Ce
19
Yunte Huang (Editor)
A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language (David Moser)
A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language
20
David Moser
Binu and the Great Wall
Binu and the Great Wall
21
Blue House (Bei Dao)
Blue House
22
Bei Dao
The Boat Rocker (Ha Jin)
The Boat Rocker
23
Ha Jin
The Boat to Redemption (Su Tong)
The Boat to Redemption
24
Su Tong
The Book and the Sword (Jin Yong)
The Book and the Sword
25
Jin Yong
Book of Documents (Confucius)
Book of Documents
26
Confucius
Book of Odes
Book of Odes
27
Books of Rites (-)
Books of Rites
28
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The Boy in the Twilight (Yu Hua)
The Boy in the Twilight
29
Yu Hua
The Bridegroom (Ha Jin)
The Bridegroom
30
Ha Jin
Broken Wings (Jia Pingwa)
Broken Wings
31
Jia Pingwa
Brothers (Ya Hua)
Brothers
32
Ya Hua
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather (Gao Xingjan)
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather
33
Gao Xingjan
By the River (Various)
By the River
34
Various
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China (Patricia Buckley Ebrey)
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
35
Patricia Buckley Ebrey
A Case of Two Cities (Qui Xiaolong)
A Case of Two Cities
36
Qui Xiaolong
Cat Country (Lao She)
Cat Country
37
Lao She
Cathay Revisited (Red Pine)
Cathay Revisited
38
Red Pine
Cathay: Ezra Pound's Orient (Ira Nadel)
Cathay: Ezra Pound's Orient
39
Ira Nadel
Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused (Ed. Howard Goldblatt)
Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused
40
Ed. Howard Goldblatt
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