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Tag Archives: books
Morality, history, and freedom of expression, as seen on TV
Culture wars: Yi Zhongtian (易中天) PK Cheng Junyi (成君忆) over morality and history.
Posted in Books, Newspapers, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz, TV
Tagged @classic. culture wars, books, Cheng Junyi, China Times, guoxue, Jiang Ping, morality, Oriental Outlook, Yi Zhongtian
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A proposal for a book weight-loss program
Peking University Chinese professor Chen Pingyuan thinks books have gotten too thick.
Posted in Books, Media and Advertising, Media business, Scholarship and education
Tagged books, Chen Pingyuan, China Newsweek, GAPP
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Bootleg faith
A pirated Bible (圣经) sold by a roadside bookseller in Jilin, China.
Posted in Books, Intellectual Property, Media and Advertising
Tagged Bible, Bibles, books, Oriental Outlook, piracy
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Dreck, the new bestseller by your local party secretary
Li Dalun writes books, Yu Qiuyu gives advice on officials writing, and two columnists discuss the corruption involved in publishing officials’ works.
Posted in Books, Publishing
Tagged @classic, books, Li Dalun, publishing, Shi Fei, Yu Qiuyu
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Writing and packaging young adult fiction for teenage girls
YA novels for girls, featuring GirlneYa vs. Xiao Nizi.
Posted in Books, Media and Advertising, Media business
Tagged @classic, books, GirlneYa, Lu Jinbo, The Beijing News, Xiao Nizi
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A recipe for intrigue: an opportunistic novelization, an anonymous blurb, and the censorship board
暗算, a novelization of a television series adapted from a novel by Mai Jia (麦家), quotes an anonymous online source for a back-cover blurb. Also, the censorship process in regards to code-breaking subject matter.
Migrant worker blues: Who cares?
by Bruce Humes
Bruce Humes reviews two recent books about migrants in China: ‘I Shall Shed No Tears’ (我的眼泪不会掉下来) by Wang Lili and ‘La Promesse de Shanghai’ by Stephane Fiere.
Posted in Books, Guest Contributor, Recently on Danwei
Tagged @classic, books, Bruce Humes, Danwei TV, migrant workers, Shanghai
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by Bruce Humes
by Bruce Humes
Aping the Da Vinci Code
Leonardo’s Chair, by John DeSimone, is published in a Chinese edition titled ‘The Da Vinci Chair’ (达·芬奇的椅子) that copies the design of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Posted in Books, Intellectual Property, Media and Advertising
Tagged books, knockoffs, The Da Vinci Code
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Chinese Lessons: 25 years in China
Review of John Pomfret’s China memoir.
Posted in Books, China Books, Media and Advertising, Newspapers
Tagged book reviews, books, China Digital Times, John Pomfret, reviews
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China’s first AIDS novel
Yan Lianke’s Dream of Ding Village.
Posted in Books, Media and Advertising, Trends and Buzz
Tagged AIDS, books, Naked Gaze, Yan Lianke
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