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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Love in the New Millennium by Can Xue

Love in the New Millennium

Can Xue

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays by Yu Xiuhua

Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays

Yu Xiuhua

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu

The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up

Liao Yiwu

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced
Cocoon by Zhang Yueran

Cocoon

Zhang Yueran

328 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime literary thriller dark reflective tense slow-paced
Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge

240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Loud Sparrows: Contemporary Chinese Short-Shorts by Aili Mu, Howard Goldblatt, Julie Chiu

Loud Sparrows: Contemporary Chinese Short-Shorts

Aili Mu, Howard Goldblatt, Julie Chiu

239 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction short stories fast-paced
Tales of Hulan River by Xiao Hong, Howard Goldblatt

Tales of Hulan River

Xiao Hong, Howard Goldblatt

237 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective medium-paced
Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan

Waste Tide

Chen Qiufan

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu

The Wandering Earth

Cixin Liu

484 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang

Vagabonds

Hao Jingfang

608 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced