20th Century

The bestselling novel by cult writer Wang Xiaobo, a satire of the Cultural Revolution, in its first full English translation'Wang Xiaobo is a truly unique writer, and there are very few writers like him' Ai Weiwei'Fills the reader with aching poignancy,...

'Te-Ping Chen's Land of Big Numbers contains 10 illuminating, sharp stories set in China, penned by a former investigative reporter who worked in Beijing for several years' The Independent'In this magnificent collection of stories, the author and former...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635423778Author Ha JinFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC

Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty as the Chinese battle both the Japanese invaders and each other in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Fiction) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781590177259Author Qiu MiaojinFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher...

A deliciously funny and moving comedy-of-manners about a Chinese father and son's experiences at the height of London's Jazz Age'He was in London - why be bothered looking at it? Wasn't it bad enough just being there?'Newly arrived from China, Mr Ma and...

Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (1898-1936) was a ship's doctor serving in south-east Asia, and is one of the most important twentieth-century Dutch-language writers. His 1934 novel Adrift in the Middle Kingdom (Het leven op aarde), is an epic sweep of narrative...

A FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEDeep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. Blind, deaf and disfigured, the 197 citizens of the Village of Liven have until now enjoyed a peaceful, mutually...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618127009Author Anchee MinPage Count 330Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 366g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558619074Author Bei TongFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The City...

A brilliant new translation of the short improvisational fiction and memoirs of Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature.This captivating translation assembles two volumes by Lu Xun, the founder of modern Chinese literature and one of East Asia's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642861051Author Zhang YueranFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint World EditionsPublisher World Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954118393Author Lai WenFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Spiegel & Grau LLCPublisher Spiegel & Grau LLC