Sinophone Literature Challenge - hosted by riso_allegro

A Book from China
There are SO MANY books from China that have been translated into English. To narrow things down a bit, I'll highlight a few translated contemporary female authors here, but ofc you're free to read whatever/whoever interests you! ^^
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Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou

Ninth Building

Jingzhi Zou

272 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Beijing Sprawl by Zechen Xu

Beijing Sprawl

Zechen Xu

220 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced
Red Dust by Ma Jian

Red Dust

Ma Jian

324 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative reflective slow-paced
Weiches Begräbnis by Fang Fang

Weiches Begräbnis

Fang Fang

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark sad medium-paced
Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke

Heart Sutra

Yan Lianke

406 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary romance challenging reflective medium-paced
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Yiyun Li

205 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
I Love Dollars And Other Stories of China by Zhu Wen

I Love Dollars And Other Stories of China

Zhu Wen

228 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
The Untouched Crime by Zijin Chen

The Untouched Crime

推理之王 #1

Zijin Chen

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Classic Tragedy: Short Stories by Xu Xiaobin

A Classic Tragedy: Short Stories

Xu Xiaobin

184 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang

Folding Beijing

Hao Jingfang

49 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced