literature

Acclaimed Chinese author Bi Feiyu on Thursday won Asia's top literary prize for his Three Sisters, set during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76). A journalist, poet and screen writer born in Jiangsu Province, Bi edged out four other shortlisted authors from India and Japan to ...
When her peers were playing with toys, she was reading novels; when her peers were watching TV, she was plotting her own literary debut; when her peers were still learning how to write essays, she had already released a bestseller. She is Wang Yue, a junior in literature at ...
Wearing a black suit and striped tie, Norwegian writer and philosophy professor Lars Svendsen appears contrary to the conservative and often bookish image one imagines of the modern philosopher; instead, he is eloquent, expansive and sociable. This would be of no surprise to ...
The simplified Chinese version of Chuck Palahniuk's "sick and twisted" novel Haunted has turned out not to be the complete failure many expected, with sales being reported by publisher Chen Li. Named after the infamous Guts (Changzi in Chinese) in a 23-story collection described ...
A new contemporary art magazine will soon be launched, adding a "new force" to the Chinese periodical world, according to a press conference held Wednesday in Beijing. The magazine, entitle Contemporary Art, will have its first issue in April, aiming to offering readers a serious ...
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will write a book about the kitchen garden she started at the White House and her efforts to promote healthy eating, the Crown publishing group said on Wednesday. The as yet untitled book will be published in April 2012, and will see Michelle Obama ...
The Chinese version of the term "Red-ologist" describes one who focuses scholarly study on the centuries-old classic "A Dream of Red Mansions." Now, one of China's contemporary writers and famous Red-ologists, Liu Xinwu, has finished a 28-Chapter sequel to the novel. Publishing ...
Julia Leigh disappoints if one expects a figure from her dark fantasy novels. Still, in the bright afternoon of Beijing's One Way Street Library, the queen of "Australian Gothic," with her dark hair and pale face, does not seem to quite belong in daylight. Here to discuss her two ...
Professor Ma Jiali (R) gives two copies of Rising India to Indian Ambassador to China Dr. S. Jaishankar (L) at the book's release ceremony in Beijing on March 10, 2011. [By Li Shen/China.org.cn] Professor Ma Jiali (R) gives two copies of Rising India to Indian Ambassador to China ...
A Chinese book about Japan written before the country was riven by the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami and the near-nuclear meltdown has been published to help demystify the unique nation. Written by Sun Xiuping, Unique Japan is a collection of essays focusing on the "odd...
The latest edition of Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly featuring young writer Han Han on the cover. [Photo:t.sina.com.cn] Popular writer, Han Han, is a father now, the stunning news comes from nobody else but the writer himself. The writer-turned-pop-star has admitted to ...
A growing number of Chinese people have turned to digital reading, a trend insiders said will greatly improve the quality of literature. The Eighth National Reading Survey, which was released on Thursday by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, showed that the number of ...
Writer Fang Fang's The View (1987), about the brutish struggle of an illiterate docker's family in the poorest area of Wuhan, narrated by its deceased baby protagonist, was eerily reminiscent of French poet Charles Baudelaire's The Voice, published in 1857. Fang Fang's half-a...
Liu Liu ( ) Liu Liu ( ) is the pseudonym of Zhang Xin ( ), a contemporary Chinese feminist writer. Her main works include "Wang Gui and An Na," "Double-Sided Adhesive Tape," and "Snail House," all of which carry similar themes on family ethics and socially sensitive issues. Zhang ...
"All misfortunes are alike, but every happiness is unique," Liu Liu writes in her latest work, The Marriage of Miss Su, a collection of 12 short stories. "Misfortunes are nothing more than life, death, old age and sickness, while happiness means something different to every ...
Andrew O'Hagan slipped into the role of the famed American art dealer, Leo Castelli, quite effortlessly at the Bookworm International Literary Festival in March. O'Hagan, acclaimed in the United Kingdom for his erudition and insight into the complicated nature of Scottish ...
A scene from the French Judge Bao comic books. Photo: Courtesy of Xu Gefei When French television playwright and director, Patrick Marty, first read a story about the ancient Chinese Judge Bao several years ago, he was stunned. "The judge was Chinese, but in that story he was ...
Baidu, China's biggest online search engine, has deleted 2.8 million unauthorized works of literature, or more than 99 percent of the material in the literature category that had previously been freely available on its Wenku system. The number of available works had shrunk to 447 ...
The first World Book Summit opened Thursday in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, known as the "nation of books". In a video address to the opening ceremony, Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk said the culture of books has always been one of the essential elements of ...
An employee prepares Thursday for the Saturday opening of Page One. Photo: Wang Zi/GT To the delight of bibliophiles, Singapore's Page One will open its first bookstore in Beijing this Saturday. It will be the second of the chain's bookstores to open in the Chinese mainland. The ...
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Chinese celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
Participants row their boats during a dragon boat race to celebrate ...
Han Dynastic Diplomacy
Han Dynastic Diplomacy
During the reign of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (156 BC–87 BC), ...
Chinese Tamales
Chinese Tamales
Zongzi (or zhongzi) are traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat ...
Silk Flowers
Silk Flowers
These are artificial flowers made of fine woven silk in exact ...
For 1st time since 1650, torn painting is complete
For 1st time since 1650, torn painting is complete
The full pictureOne of China's best-known ancient paintings, the ...
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
A staff member at the National Library shows the process of repairing ...
Carry on the back and travel sharp An qing of China
Carry on the back and travel sharp  An   qing of China
Introduce Yuexi at the southwest corner of county town, tower Gao ...
The mountain travels in the courtyart An qing of China
The mountain travels in the courtyart  An   qing of China
Introduce The mountain lies within the territory of southwest Dabie ...
The west wind-tunnel travels An qing of China
The west wind-tunnel travels  An   qing of China
Introduce The west scenic spot of wind-tunnel is that China spent the ...