Chinese Literature

Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet. Von den Ammengeschichten und Fabeln bis zu Göttermythen, Sagen und Novellen sind die Grenzen durchaus schwankend. Der König von Huai Nan war ein Weiser aus dem Hause Han. Da er aus königlichem Geblüte war, war er vom Kaiser mit einem Land belehnt worden.

Es war einmal ein Mann, der hieß Du Dsï Tschun. Er war in seiner Jugend verschwenderisch und kümmerte sich nicht um sein Vermögen. Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet.

Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet. Von den Ammengeschichten und Fabeln bis zu Göttermythen, Sagen und Novellen sind die Grenzen durchaus schwankend. Es war einmal ein Mann, der war schon zweihundert Jahre alt; aber er war noch immer frisch und stark wie ein Jüngling. Da gebar ihm seine Frau ein Kind, und als das Kind drei Tage alt war, starb sie.

Es war einmal ein Gelehrter, der las im oberen Stockwerk seines Hauses. Es war ein wolkiger Regentag und trübes Wetter. Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet.

Es war einmal ein Mann, den nannte man den alten Dschang. Er lebte in der Nähe von Yangdschou auf dem Lande als Gärtner. Sein Nachbar, namens We, hatte ein Amt in Yangdschou. Seine Tochter war eben im Alter, dass sie heiraten sollte.

How far would you go to secure the best future for your child? Chen Yunxian wants more from life than that of a noodle seller’s daughter. Instead, Chen Yunxian goes to college, marries her ambitious first love, Yang Dingguo, and has a bright young son, Peichen, for whom Chen Yunxian will do anything.

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.

Императорский Китай, XV век. Тань Юньсянь — аристократка, и ее судьба, как судьбы тысяч других дочерей чиновников, предопределена: однообразная жизнь во внутренних покоях, невыносимые мучения от бинтования ног, а затем — брак по договоренности и непременная обязанность родить сына. Но после смерти матери отец отправляет юную Юньсянь к своим родителям-врачам, и там, под руководством бабушки, девочка с головой погружается в изучение медицины. Согласно конфуцианскому канону врачу-мужчине нельзя видеть женщин, а женщине-врачу — соприкасаться с кровью, но кто-то же должен исцелять женские недуги!

几个江南学子进京后，各取所好，有的沉迷于八大胡同的欢声浪语中，有的搜寻古迹文物。但因为没能如愿以偿，于是乎来到古都开封…… 幾個江南學子進京後，各取所好，有的沉迷於八大胡同的歡聲浪語中，有的搜尋古蹟文物。但因為沒能如願以償，於是乎來到古都開封……

Cinderella - 灰姑娘: 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 Mandarin Chinese.

The realist long novel "Overture" tells the coming-of-age story of Xinjiang youth Du Dazhuan. Born in Xinjiang, he attended middle school in Beijing and university in Xinjiang before going to study in the US and do business in Russia. He later returned to his homeland and devoted himself to development and poverty alleviation.

相貌美丽的女鬼，善良的穷书生，夜夜相会，可惜人鬼殊途，又有恶鬼阻挠，有情的一对儿，能否冲破世俗的隔阂，生活在一起。…… 相貌美麗的女鬼，善良的窮書生，夜夜相會，可惜人鬼殊途，又有惡鬼阻撓，有情的一對兒，能否衝破世俗的隔閡，生活在一起。

Izzy Chen is dreading her family’s annual Chinese New Year celebration, where they all come together at a Michelin-starred restaurant to flaunt their status and successes in hopes to one up each other. So when her seventy-three-year-old glamorous and formidable grandmother walks in with a stunning woman on her arm and kisses her in front of everyone, it shakes Izzy to her core. She’d always considered herself the black sheep of the family for harboring similar feelings to the ones her Nainai just displayed.

Cherished Chinese Proverbs is a bilingual collection of classic stories that have been passed down to generations of Chinese speakers. This work was originally designed as a supplement for students of Chinese as a Second Language, but in this publication we have broadened the focus. In offering these classic stories in both Chinese and English, it is hoped that native Chinese speakers might also benefit.

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

Columbia is a rich, vivid canvas of heroes and scoundrels, of men and women and their dreams of land, gold, timber, salmon, and power--dreams that begin when a nomad hunter kills a mastodon and ends with an archaeology team working frantically to uncover evidence of that kill before the Columbia's waters rise to cover the past forever--and a family destiny that proves "some things must be believed to be seen."

From National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide Freshman Minnie is adrift at college in Austin, Texas, when she discovers a boy band called HOURglass and the online forums that worship them. She...

His cold aunt. His sharp-tongued teacher. Spoiled socialites. Each woman harbors hidden desires, vulnerabilities he is now poised to exploit. This is the journey of a man who will peel back their facades, unleash their deepest needs, and make them crave his control.

One of America's best-known rock and entertainment journalists describes his journey from his childhood, cooped up in the "rice room" of his family's restaurant in Oakland's Chinatown, where he did chores, to the major role he played as a writer and editor at Rolling Stone. It is a story of teen worship of Elvis, but also of Chinese customs and the tragic murder of his brother, and of the '60s scene in San Francisco, where he found freedom - and his career.

杰克·斯通是一名刚毕业的大学毕业生，他决定搬到纽约市从事金融事业。杰克是一个距离普通人只有一步之遥的人，除了他发现自己陷入困境的不可思议的本领。当命运将他抛在黑帮和联邦调查局的激烈议程之间时，杰克的生活发生了不寻常的转变。 黑帮和联邦调查局都对杰克作为盟友真正感兴趣。他们相互竞争的议程并不完全是杰克对他生活的设想。他们的影响力如此超乎寻常，以至于在纽约市熙熙攘攘的背景下，英雄和恶棍之间的界限被扭曲了。