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“aina the layman”

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  • Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor

    A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection

    by Aina the Layman ...
    Written around 1660, the unique Chinese short story collection Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor (Doupeng xianhua), by the author known only as Aina the Layman, uses the seemingly innocuous setting of neighbors swapping yarns on hot summer days under a shady arbor to create a series of stories that embody deep disillusionment with traditional values. The tales, ostensibly told by different narrators, ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

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  • Six Records of a Floating Life

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    Translated by Leonard Pratt, Chiang Su-hui ...
    Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yün, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes ... Read more

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  • Chinese New Year For Kids

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    Series series Children's Explore Asia Books
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  • Let's Explore China (Most Famous Attractions in China)

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    A Cultural History

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  • Four Seasons of T'ang Poetry

    by John C.H. Wu ...
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  • Recollections of West Hunan

    by Shen Congwen ...
    Recollections of Western Hunan is a collection of the letters and essays of Chinese novelist Shen Congwen. Describing his childhood and life in Western Hunan between 1902 and 1937, this collection paints a vivid picture of both the idyllic beauty and turmoil of life in a province once known as the “bandit area,” a countryside shrouded in mystery, mysticism, and chaos. ... Read more

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  • Jottings under Lamplight

    by Xun Lu ...
    Lu Xun (1881–1936) is widely considered the greatest writer of twentieth-century China. Although primarily known for his two slim volumes of short fiction, he was a prolific and inventive essayist. Jottings under Lamplight showcases Lu Xun’s versatility as a master of prose forms and his brilliance as a cultural critic with translations of sixty-two of his essays, twenty of which are translated ... Read more

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