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The People’s Price
Zhou Meisen’s popular novel tackles corruption and scandal at the heart of Chinese politics
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Soles of Wit
A new translation revitalizes a Qing “morality play” about love and corruption for a modern audience
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Desert Echo
The late writer Sanmao’s memoir ‘Stories of the Sahara’ is a humanistic whirlwind through a harsh and poignant landscape
‘Reading makes life wonderful’
Nothing makes me happier than the smile on a child’s face whose been given the gift of books