At the start of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. Understanding its culture is more important than ever before for weste

This wide-ranging Companion provides a vital overview of modern Chinese literature in different geopolitical areas, from the 1840s to now. It reviews major acco

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An anthology of Chinese fiction, poetry, and essays written during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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