Chinese Fiction

Two young girls sneak onto the grounds of a hospital, where they find a disturbing moment of silence in a rose garden. A couple grows a plant that blooms underground, invisibly, to their long-time neighbor's consternation. A cat worries about its sleepwalking owner, who receives a mysterious visitor while he's asleep. After a ten-year absence, a young man visits his uncle, on the twenty-fourth floor of a high-rise that is floating in the air, while his ugly cousin hesitates on the stairs . . .

以《红楼梦》作者曹氏家族祖孙四代人的经历为纬，以这一家族之效劳与卖命的江宁织造为经，展现曹氏一家由盛而衰、由受宠爱到被凌辱的命运……以《紅樓夢》作者曹氏家族祖孫四代人的經歷為緯，以這一家族之效勞與賣命的江寧織造為經，展現曹氏一家由盛而衰、由受寵愛到被凌辱的命運……

Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to life! Now her creation Luna has taken over her bedroom and is running through the streets of Flushing, Queens. What awaits: an international adventure filled with an ancient Chinese legend, a greedy adversary and ghastly beasts!

美国纽约五大黑势力集团之一的维托・考利昂一家采用多种极端手段，实现了在整个美国黑暗势力团体中的独尊地位……美國紐約五大黑勢力集團之一的維托・考利昂一家採用多種極端手段，實現了在整個美國黑暗勢力團體中的獨尊地位……

《论语》是儒家学派的经典著作之一，它以语录体和对话文体为主，记录了孔子及其弟子言行，集中体现了孔子的政治主张、论理思想、道德观念及教育原则等。…… 《論語》是儒家學派的經典著作之一，它以語錄體和對話文體為主，記錄了孔子及其弟子言行，集中體現了孔子的政治主張、論理思想、道德觀念及教育原則等。

A collection of 88 brief poems by ancient masters of Chinese poetry in an anonymous English translation. With titles such as "Contentment", "Wild Geese", "Best Happiness of All", "The Ashes of My House", "Jade Flower Palace", "We Will Grow Old Together", "The Poet Dreams", and "At Midnight", the subjects range across love in all forms, the ravages of war, the glories of nature, the sorrow of homelessness, the death of a loved one, peaceful reveries of hermits, the meditations of the wise, delicate art forms, and the entertainments at court.

他们经历了二十世纪六十年代的自然灾害，过早地尝到了生活的艰辛；轰轰烈烈的“文化大革命”，使他们激昂过也失落过……他們經歷了二十世紀六十年代的自然災害，過早地嚐到了生活的艱辛；轟轟烈烈的「文化大革命」，使他們激昂過也失落過……

It's 1980s New York, and though the coke flows freely, money and glamour are the more powerful intoxicants. While fortunes are being made in SoHo galleries and on Wall Street, an underclass of transient drag queens and dandies, club kids and strippers, artists and actors, models and waitstaff wander the streets, providing the city's background color, cheap labor, and even cheaper entertainment.

China has been a wellspring of storytelling for over 2,000 years. Sadly, this fantastic literature is little known in the west outside the halls of academia, though a handful of recent 20th century authors have attained a respectable following. The stories in this volume date from the sixth century A.D. to the early part of the 20th century, and will give the listener a good feel for the subject. Astonishingly, the Chinese enjoyed from the earliest times many of the genres we take for granted today.

From one of China’s foremost authors, Jia Pingwa’s Happy Dreams is a powerful depiction of life in industrializing contemporary China, in all its humor and pathos, as seen through the eyes of Happy Liu, a charming and clever rural laborer who leaves his home for the gritty, harsh streets of Xi’an in search of better life.

Already compared to Hemingway and Murakami, Shuang Xuetao is one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers—his English-language debut collects three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An enterprising inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a frozen lake, transforms into a giant fish. A strange girl pledges to ignite a field of sorghum stalks.

No cabe duda de que la sociedad se rige por normas con frecuencia caprichosas que poco tienen que ver con las leyes naturales. Sólo así se explicaba el matemático David Hilbert la condescendencia con la que sus compañeros de la prestigiosa Universidad de Gotinga trataban a la brillante Emmy Noether, madre del álgebra abstracta, por el hecho de ser mujer.

天真善良、聪明可爱的8岁小姑娘海蒂被姨妈送到山上，跟性情古怪孤僻的爷爷住在一起。很快，她就爱上了山上的一切，爷爷也渐渐喜欢上了这个活泼可爱的小女孩……天真善良、聰明可愛的8歲小姑娘海蒂被姨媽送到山上，跟性情古怪孤僻的爺爺住在一起。很快，她就愛上了山上的一切，爺爺也漸漸喜歡上了這個活潑可愛的小女孩……

阿哥党争，杀机隐隐，龙庭易主，雍正险胜。改诏说，弑父说，继位说？一段历史，几多疑云，扑朔迷离，令人难解难分…… 阿哥黨爭，殺機隱隱，龍庭易主，雍正險勝。改詔說，弒父說，繼位說？一段歷史，幾多疑雲，撲朔迷離，令人難解難分……

Delve into a world of magical creatures, powerful gods and brave warriors in this thrilling compendium of ancient Chinese myths. With more than 20 exciting tales alongside fascinating historical information, this is a must-have introduction for young listeners intrigued by the ancient civilization of China. From the creation of the world to the first emperors, this audiobook charts the full sweep of ancient Chinese mythology, revealing fascinating elements of culture and religion along the way. The enthralling stories introduce mighty gods and mischievous creatures.

The zodiac animals are ready to celebrate Chinese New Year with traditions and a big feast! Little ones can count to twelve as each animal prepares for the holiday. This book is the perfect way to introduce little ones to Chinese New Year and its traditions.

有个老人独自在海上捕鱼，接连几个月没有收获，后来他钓到一条很大的旗鱼，跟它缠斗了两天两夜，用鱼枪把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鲨鱼的袭击…… 有個老人獨自在海上捕魚，接連幾個月沒有收穫，後來他釣到一條很大的旗魚，跟它纏鬥了兩天兩夜，用魚槍把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鯊魚的襲擊……

大宋很文雅，大宋也曾富庶；正因如此，大宋有很多被人误解的另一面。大宋王朝三百年，风云变幻常如许？……大宋很文雅，大宋也曾富庶；正因如此，大宋有很多被人誤解的另一面。大宋王朝三百年，風雲變幻常如許？

《简·爱》主要通过简·爱与罗切斯特之间一波三折的爱情故事，塑造了一个出身低微、生活道路曲折，却始终坚持维护独立人格、追求个性自由、主张人人平等、不向命运低头的坚强女性形象。…… 《簡·愛》主要通過簡·愛與羅切斯特之間一波三折的愛情故事，塑造了一個出身低微、生活道路曲折，卻始終堅持維護獨立人格、追求個性自由、主張人人平等、不向命運低頭的堅強女性形象。

Holed up with other mothers-to-be in a secret maternity home in Los Angeles, Scarlett Chen is far from her native China, where she worked in a factory and fell in love with the married owner, Boss Yeung. Now she’s carrying his baby. To ensure that his child - his first son - has every advantage, Boss Yeung has shipped Scarlett off to give birth on American soil. As Scarlett awaits the baby’s arrival, she spars with her imperious housemates. The only one who fits in even less is Daisy, a spirited pregnant teenager who is being kept apart from her American boyfriend.