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The Chinese experience in Italy

Xu Zhiyuan on Chinese in Italy; books about child-rearing; Lawyers from Taiwan come to the mainland.

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“Jia Baoyu! You are the real murderer!”

Murder in the Red Mansions (紅楼夢の殺人) by Ashibe Taku’s (芦辺拓) gets blasted for distorting traditional Chinese culture. Also, lots of other distortions of the Red Mansions.

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Customs protects Fujian author from his own work

Chen Xiwo (陈希我) gets the Taiwan edition of his novella collection Book of Offenses (冒犯书) seized by customs in Fujian.

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The truth about Tibet, now in book form

Lies and the Truth (谎言与真相) is published by SDX Joint Publishing Company.

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The myth of going inland shattered

A review of ‘The China Price’ by Alexandra Harney

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Adventures in teen angst book covers

Some book covers after Sharon (饶雪漫).

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High taxes are the enemy of good literature

Er Yue He (二月河), aka Ling Jiefang (凌解放), calls for the government to exempt writers from the income tax.

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Murdoch’s China story — spiked book review

A review of a new book about Rupert Murdoch’s adventures in China.

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Danwei Picks: A propagandist speaks

Philip J. Cunningham on Mia Farrow; Chris O’Brien on Xinhua-speak; stem cell mass production; mystery novel review.

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2008 Beijing International Literary Festival

The schedule for this year’s Beijing Bookworm International Literary Festival is out: Starting on March 6 and running for two weeks, the program includes talks by writers Qiu Xiaolong, Adam Williams, Catherine Sampson, Paul French, Geremie Barmé, Zhang Lijia, James … Continue reading →

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