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Author Bi Feiyu says his storytelling has now moved from the fantastical to the literal.
The prize-winning author Su Tong says he is not actively seeking more recognition but is keen to write his magnum opus.
The annual Beijing Book Fair opened at the China International Exhibition Center on Sunday.
Two book awards that originated in Taiwan have been extended to the Chinese mainland to seek out new talent and broaden the market.
The first edition of Pathlight: New Chinese Writing shows the best of Chinese literature to the rest of the world, in the estimation of Chitralekha Basu.
Pathlight: New Chinese Writing, the first English-language issue of People's Literature magazine, was published for the first time in November.
The bimonthly magazine's latest edition, released on Jan 1, 2012, looks at environmental protection and bio-terrorism. The highlight is Mark Nykanen's sci-fi thriller Primitive.
One of the country's biggest publishers of world literature in Chinese translation says it owes its success to its ability to predict domestic book trends. Chitralekha Basu reports.
2011 witnessed dramatic changes in the country's publishing and reading scene.
An incomplete list of Amy Tan's works.
The latest work by Amy Tan is a 42-page novella written from the eyes of a courtesan in 1912 Shanghai.
Canadian writer Lisa Carducci's new book, My Tibetan Daughter, might not be an easy read but it provides objective glimpses of Tibetan life in the country's less developed regions.