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The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami

by Matthew Carl Strecher ...

In an “other world” composed of language—it could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel or forest—a narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakami’s characters and readers alike. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterparts—people without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking ... Read more

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In an “other world” composed of language—it could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel or forest—a narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakami’s characters and readers alike. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterparts—people without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking
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Alice's Adventures in Chinaland

by Congwen Shen ...

Translated by Cuncong Zhong ...

Alice’s Adventures in Chinaland is the first and only full-length novel written by the great literary master Congwen Shen. Drawing inspiration from the techniques and style of the classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Shen brings Miss Alice, the young English girl, and Mr. John Noshey, the gentlemanly rabbit, on a journey into China. Together they travel through the great cities and remote ... Read more

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Alice’s Adventures in Chinaland is the first and only full-length novel written by the great literary master Congwen Shen. Drawing inspiration from the techniques and style of the classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Shen brings Miss Alice, the young English girl, and Mr. John Noshey, the gentlemanly rabbit, on a journey into China. Together they travel through the great cities and remote
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Novelist as a Vocation

An exploration of a writer’s life from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami ...

Translated by Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen ...

Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this **collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again'**GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the ... Read more

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Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this **collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again'**GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the
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The Complete Confucius: The Analects, The Doctrine Of The Mean, and The Great Learning

by Confucius ...

Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; 551–479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period.The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be ... Read more

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Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; 551–479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period.The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be
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The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

by ...

Anthony C. Yu’s celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature’s most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago. Yu’s abridgment of his four-volume translation, The Monkey and the Monk, finally distills the epic novel’s most exciting and meaningful episodes without taking anything away from their true spirit. ... Read more

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Anthony C. Yu’s celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature’s most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago. Yu’s abridgment of his four-volume translation, The Monkey and the Monk, finally distills the epic novel’s most exciting and meaningful episodes without taking anything away from their true spirit.
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The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China

The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

by Lu Xun ...

Translated by Julia Lovell ...

Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', ... Read more

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Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman',
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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu ...

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or "orihon" style: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other, around the peak of the Heian ... Read more

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The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or "orihon" style: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other, around the peak of the Heian
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Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Unabridged)

Novellas and Stories of 19th-Century Russia, Multiple Translations

by Anton Chekhov ...

Translated by Julius West, Julian Hawthorne, Marian Fell, Herman Bernstein, Robert Edward Crozier Long, Thomas Seltzer, Constance Garnett, C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, S.S. Koteliansky, Gilbert Cannan, J. M. Murry, B. Roland Lewis ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "Life is a vexatious trap; when a thinking man reaches maturity and attains to full consciousness he cannot help feeling that he is in a trap from which there is no escape."Ward No. Six ... Read more

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This carefully crafted ebook: "Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "Life is a vexatious trap; when a thinking man reaches maturity and attains to full consciousness he cannot help feeling that he is in a trap from which there is no escape."Ward No. Six
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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

Volume One: The Gathering

by David Tod Roy ...

Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a ... Read more

$67.99 AUD

In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a
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The Gate

Translated by William F. Sibley ...

by Natsume Soseki ...

An NYRB Calssics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational ... Read more

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An NYRB Calssics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational
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The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated)

From colonial India to the Grand Banks—illustrated novels, stories, poems, children's classics, and travel

by Rudyard Kipling ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Novels: The Light That Failed Captain Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks Kim The Naulahka: A Story of West and East Stalky and Co. Short Story Collections: The City of Dreadful Night Plain Tales from the Hills ... Read more

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Novels: The Light That Failed Captain Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks Kim The Naulahka: A Story of West and East Stalky and Co. Short Story Collections: The City of Dreadful Night Plain Tales from the Hills
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走路──獨處的實踐

by 龍應台 ...

Series series 龍應台作品集
龍應台首部圖文創作18****幅親手電腦繪圖 40****則自然思索▎走一條沒走過的路****做一件沒做過的事▕走路，就不會是觥籌交錯的時候。走路，就不會是把心分給他人的時候。走路，就不會是掛在網上、陷入其中的時候。即便是熙攘擁擠的市集，只要是走路，也是我帶著「自己」在熱的喧鬧中以冷靜聽、靜觀、靜思，更何況是行走山中野路，明月照亮青苔，溪水攪動碎星。只要走路，就一定是我的身體和我的「自己」單獨有約。新的一年，無論如何忙碌，每天走路，而且走路時，全神貫注，心無罣礙：1.走一條沒走過的路2.去菜市場，跟十個人說話3.去墳場走走4.在路邊一棵樹下，坐著5.找到沒有光的地方6.了解一種作物7.走進一方田... ... Read more

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龍應台首部圖文創作18****幅親手電腦繪圖 40****則自然思索▎走一條沒走過的路****做一件沒做過的事▕走路，就不會是觥籌交錯的時候。走路，就不會是把心分給他人的時候。走路，就不會是掛在網上、陷入其中的時候。即便是熙攘擁擠的市集，只要是走路，也是我帶著「自己」在熱的喧鬧中以冷靜聽、靜觀、靜思，更何況是行走山中野路，明月照亮青苔，溪水攪動碎星。只要走路，就一定是我的身體和我的「自己」單獨有約。新的一年，無論如何忙碌，每天走路，而且走路時，全神貫注，心無罣礙：1.走一條沒走過的路2.去菜市場，跟十個人說話3.去墳場走走4.在路邊一棵樹下，坐著5.找到沒有光的地方6.了解一種作物7.走進一方田...
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Hojoki

Visions of a Torn World

by Kamo no Chomei ...

Series series Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature
A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut.From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki ... Read more

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A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut.From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki
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夢紅樓

by 蔣勳 ...

Series Book 60 - 綠蠹魚叢書
**蔣勳說：如果在荒島上只許帶一本書，我會帶《紅樓夢》。《紅樓夢》最迷人的部分全在生活細節，並不是情節。每天能閱讀一點就閱讀一點，這是讀《紅樓夢》最好的方法。**《紅樓夢》，是一塊躲藏著生命意念的頑石，到人世間經歷的一次生死愛恨；是眷戀繁華的「假象」，也是了悟幻滅的「真相」；是一段歌笑涕淚所有青春韶華的詩篇，也是一個惋惜悲嘆所有美麗女子的故事；《紅樓夢》裡的愛情，在性別裡流動、變換，而寶玉和寶釵、黛玉之間，更糾纏著不可言說的生命遺憾……那些絢爛繽紛，彷如一夢，彷如前世始終忘不掉的一次花季。美學大師蔣勳將他閱讀《紅樓夢》半世紀的深刻體悟，滲透進入字裡行間，如實告訴我們：為什麼《紅樓夢》是可以讀一輩子的書？為何閱讀《紅樓夢》是一種學習「寬容」的過程？這是一本進入經典之前的必要之書，獨到可親的導讀，讓經典的價值長存，並與今世呼應，更具有觀照你我人生的現代意義。 ... Read more

$9.39 AUD

**蔣勳說：如果在荒島上只許帶一本書，我會帶《紅樓夢》。《紅樓夢》最迷人的部分全在生活細節，並不是情節。每天能閱讀一點就閱讀一點，這是讀《紅樓夢》最好的方法。**《紅樓夢》，是一塊躲藏著生命意念的頑石，到人世間經歷的一次生死愛恨；是眷戀繁華的「假象」，也是了悟幻滅的「真相」；是一段歌笑涕淚所有青春韶華的詩篇，也是一個惋惜悲嘆所有美麗女子的故事；《紅樓夢》裡的愛情，在性別裡流動、變換，而寶玉和寶釵、黛玉之間，更糾纏著不可言說的生命遺憾……那些絢爛繽紛，彷如一夢，彷如前世始終忘不掉的一次花季。美學大師蔣勳將他閱讀《紅樓夢》半世紀的深刻體悟，滲透進入字裡行間，如實告訴我們：為什麼《紅樓夢》是可以讀一輩子的書？為何閱讀《紅樓夢》是一種學習「寬容」的過程？這是一本進入經典之前的必要之書，獨到可親的導讀，讓經典的價值長存，並與今世呼應，更具有觀照你我人生的現代意義。
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Dictator Literature

A History of Bad Books by Terrible People

by Daniel Kalder ...

A Book of the Year for The Times and the Sunday Times‘The writer is the engineer of the human soul,’ claimed Stalin. Although one wonders how many found nourishment in Turkmenbashi’s Book of the Soul (once required reading for driving tests in Turkmenistan), not to mention Stalin’s own poetry. Certainly, to be considered great, a dictator must write, and write a lot. Mao had his Littl... ... Read more

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A Book of the Year for The Times and the Sunday Times‘The writer is the engineer of the human soul,’ claimed Stalin. Although one wonders how many found nourishment in Turkmenbashi’s Book of the Soul (once required reading for driving tests in Turkmenistan), not to mention Stalin’s own poetry. Certainly, to be considered great, a dictator must write, and write a lot. Mao had his Littl...
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Wailing Ghosts

by Pu Songling ...

Translated by John Minford ...

Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
'...revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long.'Some of the most macabre and wonderful of all Chinese stories, including 'The Golden Goblet', 'Scorched Moth the Daoist' and 'The Black Beast'Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and ... Read more

$1.99 AUD

'...revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long.'Some of the most macabre and wonderful of all Chinese stories, including 'The Golden Goblet', 'Scorched Moth the Daoist' and 'The Black Beast'Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and
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讀懂古人的痛，就能跳過現代的坑：史上最潮的國學經典

by 林俐君（綠君麻麻）．著/江易珊．繪 ...

Series series 天際系列
會考學測出題方式越來越新穎，讀透課文背後的故事才能活用解題得分！本書用最潮的網路用語及角度重新詮釋國學奧妙，精闢說書讓你拍案叫絕，隨手皆可應用！詩詞歌賦都是古人的人生經歷與智慧，以古鑑今，讀通古文才能通透人生使用方式！白居易是癡情暖男也是厭世社畜；學霸蘇軾超迷星座又愛嘴老闆；〈諫逐客書〉是地表最強「非自願離職書」；元稹與白居易堪稱大唐好基友**……**古文裡多得是職場高級酸，多得是同儕互爭兩相厭。以古文為鑑，照亮的不僅是國文成績，更是你的人生！國文讀的不只是字詞音律，更是文學背後所透露抒發的人生。作者出身清大中文系，曾任網站主編，以活潑現代的觀點切入，用幽默口語說書，讓古文與國學常識變得生動可親，更把文字沒寫出的時代背景與幽微心境一一闡明，帶著讀者穿越古代... ... Read more

$11.46 AUD

會考學測出題方式越來越新穎，讀透課文背後的故事才能活用解題得分！本書用最潮的網路用語及角度重新詮釋國學奧妙，精闢說書讓你拍案叫絕，隨手皆可應用！詩詞歌賦都是古人的人生經歷與智慧，以古鑑今，讀通古文才能通透人生使用方式！白居易是癡情暖男也是厭世社畜；學霸蘇軾超迷星座又愛嘴老闆；〈諫逐客書〉是地表最強「非自願離職書」；元稹與白居易堪稱大唐好基友**……**古文裡多得是職場高級酸，多得是同儕互爭兩相厭。以古文為鑑，照亮的不僅是國文成績，更是你的人生！國文讀的不只是字詞音律，更是文學背後所透露抒發的人生。作者出身清大中文系，曾任網站主編，以活潑現代的觀點切入，用幽默口語說書，讓古文與國學常識變得生動可親，更把文字沒寫出的時代背景與幽微心境一一闡明，帶著讀者穿越古代...
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, a moving account of how two young Chinese men discover love and Western literature after the Communist regime sends them to a remote mountain village to be ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, a moving account of how two young Chinese men discover love and Western literature after the Communist regime sends them to a remote mountain village to be
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The History of Hentai Manga

by Kimi Rito ...

While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the
... Read more
Selected Poems of Du Fu

Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
Du Fu (712–777) has been called China's greatest poet, and some call him the greatest nonepic, nondramatic poet whose writings survive in any language. Du Fu excelled in a great variety of poetic forms, showing a richness of language ranging from elegant to colloquial, from allusive to direct. His impressive breadth of subject matter includes intimate personal detail as well as a great deal of ... Read more

$37.99 AUD

Du Fu (712–777) has been called China's greatest poet, and some call him the greatest nonepic, nondramatic poet whose writings survive in any language. Du Fu excelled in a great variety of poetic forms, showing a richness of language ranging from elegant to colloquial, from allusive to direct. His impressive breadth of subject matter includes intimate personal detail as well as a great deal of
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Zhuangzi

A New Translation of the Sayings of Master Zhuang as Interpreted by Guo Xiang

Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
The Zhuangzi (Sayings of Master Zhuang) is one of the foundational texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought. The earliest and most influential commentary on the Zhuangzi is that of Guo Xiang (265–312), who also edited the text into the thirty-three-chapter version known ever since. Guo’s commentary enriches readings of the Zhuangzi, offering keen insights ... Read more

$55.65 AUD

The Zhuangzi (Sayings of Master Zhuang) is one of the foundational texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought. The earliest and most influential commentary on the Zhuangzi is that of Guo Xiang (265–312), who also edited the text into the thirty-three-chapter version known ever since. Guo’s commentary enriches readings of the Zhuangzi, offering keen insights
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The Subplot

What China Is Reading and Why It Matters

by Megan Walsh ...

What does contemporary China's diverse and exciting fiction tell us about its culture, and the relationship between art and politics?The Subplot takes us on a lively journey through a literary landscape like you’ve never seen before: a vast migrant-worker poetry movement, homoerotic romances by “rotten girls,” swaggering literary popstars, millionaire e-writers churning out the longest-ever novels ... Read more

$16.05 AUD

What does contemporary China's diverse and exciting fiction tell us about its culture, and the relationship between art and politics?The Subplot takes us on a lively journey through a literary landscape like you’ve never seen before: a vast migrant-worker poetry movement, homoerotic romances by “rotten girls,” swaggering literary popstars, millionaire e-writers churning out the longest-ever novels
... Read more
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of Kafka on the Shore with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, which tells the story of 15-year-old Kafka as he runs away from home to escape from his famous sculptor father and search for his mother and sister. In parallel, Nakata, who was involved in a mysterious ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Kafka on the Shore with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, which tells the story of 15-year-old Kafka as he runs away from home to escape from his famous sculptor father and search for his mother and sister. In parallel, Nakata, who was involved in a mysterious
... Read more
The Scholar and the State

Fiction as Political Discourse in Late Imperial China

by Liangyan Ge ...

In imperial China, intellectuals devoted years of their lives to passing rigorous examinations in order to obtain a civil service position in the state bureaucracy. This traditional employment of the literati class conferred social power and moral legitimacy, but changing social and political circumstances in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) periods forced many to seek alternative careers ... Read more

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In imperial China, intellectuals devoted years of their lives to passing rigorous examinations in order to obtain a civil service position in the state bureaucracy. This traditional employment of the literati class conferred social power and moral legitimacy, but changing social and political circumstances in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) periods forced many to seek alternative careers
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