Chinese Fiction

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.

Tom Thumb, The Frog Prince, Snow White, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood. Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the best stories for kids in Chinese Mandarin.

Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know.

《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。

久远绵长的古丝绸之路留下了多少神异美幻的故事，沉淀了多少爱恨情仇，又埋葬了多少真假往事……久遠綿長的古絲綢之路留下了多少神異美幻的故事，沉澱了多少愛恨情仇，又埋葬了多少真假往事……

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……

修炼一途，乃窃阴阳，夺造化，转涅盘，握生死，掌轮回。武之极，破苍穹，动乾坤！…… 修煉一途，乃竊陰陽，奪造化，轉涅盤，握生死，掌輪迴。武之極，破蒼穹，動乾坤！

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.

这是一个斗气决定一切的大陆。在加玛帝国乌坦城，有个天才少年萧炎打破了所有族人的修炼纪录，一时间万人敬仰，众人艳羡……這是一個鬥氣決定一切的大陸。在加瑪帝國烏坦城，有個天才少年蕭炎打破了所有族人的修煉紀錄，一時間萬人敬仰，眾人艷羨……

总是有太多的难题，怎样能够智慧地化解呢？ 被现代沉重的生活压力束缚的朋友， 古人智慧为你留了进入全新世界的出口！......總是有太多的難題，怎樣能夠智慧地化解呢？ 被現代沉重的生活壓力束縛的朋友， 古人智慧為你留了進入全新世界的出口！

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.

Considered encyclopedic due to its detailed descriptions of upper class life in the 18th century Qing Dynasty China, this masterpiece is one of China's four great classical novels, and it vividly narrates the rise and fall of the aristocratic Jia family. An exceptionally large cast of major characters—such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng—are depicted in a way that is at once vivid and cutting. Their stories of joy, sorrow, love, and hatred are universally known throughout China.

The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan. Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army.

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……

The sociology and mythology of the Chinese culture has a long, extended history, and the creatures and superpowers in them have often been neglected by western culture. But not for long! As you listen to this gem of an audiobook, you will find all kinds of answers to questions related to Chinese mythology.

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.

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？

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.

In The White Mirror, Li Du, an imperial librarian and former exile in 18th-century China, is now an independent traveler. He is journeying with a trade caravan bound for Lhasa when a detour brings them to a valley hidden between mountain passes. On the icy planks of a wooden bridge, a monk sits in contemplation. Closer inspection reveals that the monk is dead, apparently of a self-inflicted wound. His robes are rent, revealing a strange symbol painted on his chest.

Victor Chin’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of 15. Diagnosed with Hansen’s disease, otherwise known as leprosy, he’s forced to leave the familiar confines of his father’s laundry business in the Bronx–the only home he’s known since emigrating from China with his older brother—to quarantine alongside patients from all over the country at a federal institution in Carville. At first, Victor is scared not only of the disease, but of the confinement, and wants nothing more than to flee.