Eastern-Asian Culture and Literature

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Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
by: Li Po
4.11 avg rating โ€” 583 ratings
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The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating โ€” 154,859 ratings
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Monkey: The Journey to the West
Monkey: The Journey to the West 4.04 avg rating โ€” 7,823 ratings
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The Analects
The Analects
by: Confucius
3.81 avg rating โ€” 23,510 ratings
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Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber 4.01 avg rating โ€” 2,775 ratings
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Chinese fairy tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk
Chinese fairy tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk 3.69 avg rating โ€” 42 ratings
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The Selected Poems of Li Po
The Selected Poems of Li Po
by: Li Po
4.27 avg rating โ€” 1,063 ratings
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Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
by: Mozi
3.46 avg rating โ€” 139 ratings
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Poems
Poems
by: Wang Wei
4.09 avg rating โ€” 194 ratings
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The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi 4.28 avg rating โ€” 275 ratings
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The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
by: Red Pine
4.37 avg rating โ€” 1,900 ratings
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The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry
The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry 3.97 avg rating โ€” 289 ratings
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating โ€” 120,300 ratings
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Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating โ€” 23,310 ratings
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating โ€” 67,017 ratings
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II 4.24 avg rating โ€” 50,757 ratings
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Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating โ€” 5,713 ratings
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60) 4.29 avg rating โ€” 2,248 ratings
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The Crazed
The Crazed
by: Ha Jin
3.52 avg rating โ€” 2,475 ratings
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Xunzi: Basic Writings
Xunzi: Basic Writings
by: Xun Kuang
3.74 avg rating โ€” 167 ratings
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Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
by: Mo Yan
3.80 avg rating โ€” 8,543 ratings
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Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai 4.33 avg rating โ€” 13,872 ratings
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Rickshaw
Rickshaw
by: Lao She
3.90 avg rating โ€” 2,629 ratings
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The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
by: Li Ang
3.98 avg rating โ€” 89 ratings
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To Live
To Live
by: Yu Hua
4.33 avg rating โ€” 23,095 ratings
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Five T'Ang Poets
Five T'Ang Poets 4.34 avg rating โ€” 239 ratings
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating โ€” 40,820 ratings
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Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City 3.94 avg rating โ€” 4,336 ratings
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Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather 3.22 avg rating โ€” 1,960 ratings
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The Other Shore
The Other Shore 3.46 avg rating โ€” 155 ratings
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Abridged Chinese Classic Series: The Besieged City
Abridged Chinese Classic Series: The Besieged City 4.24 avg rating โ€” 49 ratings
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ๆ–ฐ็‹‚ไบบๆ—ฅ่ฎฐ
ๆ–ฐ็‹‚ไบบๆ—ฅ่ฎฐ
by: Wang Shuo
2.67 avg rating โ€” 3 ratings
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Escape and The Man Who Questions Death: Two Plays by Gao Xingjian
Escape and The Man Who Questions Death: Two Plays by Gao Xingjian liked it 3.00 avg rating โ€” 14 ratings
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Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
by: Mo Yan
4.06 avg rating โ€” 5,081 ratings
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One Man's Bible
One Man's Bible 3.70 avg rating โ€” 1,366 ratings
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Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
by: Lu Xun
3.90 avg rating โ€” 2,456 ratings
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Flowers in the Mirror
Flowers in the Mirror
by: Li Ruzhen
really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 229 ratings
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Running Mother and Other Stories
Running Mother and Other Stories 3.15 avg rating โ€” 20 ratings
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Love Must Not Be Forgotten
Love Must Not Be Forgotten
by: Zhang Jie
3.79 avg rating โ€” 66 ratings
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The Embroidered Shoes: Stories
The Embroidered Shoes: Stories
by: Can Xue
3.45 avg rating โ€” 74 ratings
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The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
by: Wang Anyi
3.93 avg rating โ€” 772 ratings
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Colors of the Mountain: A Memoir
Colors of the Mountain: A Memoir
by: Da Chen
3.96 avg rating โ€” 2,794 ratings
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Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days in Beijing
Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days in Beijing
by: Da Chen
4.04 avg rating โ€” 533 ratings
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In the Pond
In the Pond
by: Ha Jin
3.71 avg rating โ€” 1,792 ratings
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White Shanghai (Russian Treasures #2)
White Shanghai (Russian Treasures #2) 3.96 avg rating โ€” 223 ratings
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Brothers
Brothers
by: Da Chen
3.76 avg rating โ€” 1,380 ratings
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Cold Literature: Selected Works
Cold Literature: Selected Works 3.47 avg rating โ€” 19 ratings
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Snow in August
Snow in August 3.11 avg rating โ€” 54 ratings
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating โ€” 306,621 ratings
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Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating โ€” 528,316 ratings
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Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating โ€” 38,922 ratings
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Kokoro
Kokoro 4.04 avg rating โ€” 39,437 ratings
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The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating โ€” 37,526 ratings
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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating โ€” 14,370 ratings
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 3.97 avg rating โ€” 23,514 ratings
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Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1)
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1) 4.16 avg rating โ€” 22,263 ratings
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 3.84 avg rating โ€” 49,527 ratings
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The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun 3.98 avg rating โ€” 39,503 ratings
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Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes 3.70 avg rating โ€” 14,887 ratings
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Silence
Silence 4.09 avg rating โ€” 37,727 ratings
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All She Was Worth
All She Was Worth 3.69 avg rating โ€” 3,786 ratings
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The Temple of Dawn (The Sea of Fertility, #3)
The Temple of Dawn (The Sea of Fertility, #3) 3.81 avg rating โ€” 5,588 ratings
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Black Rain
Black Rain 3.99 avg rating โ€” 4,436 ratings
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The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain 3.84 avg rating โ€” 9,219 ratings
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Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination 4.05 avg rating โ€” 5,967 ratings
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Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks 4.01 avg rating โ€” 2,981 ratings
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Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 6,075 ratings
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Real World
Real World 3.41 avg rating โ€” 8,670 ratings
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The Tale of Murasaki
The Tale of Murasaki 3.84 avg rating โ€” 4,510 ratings
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Dark Water
Dark Water 3.64 avg rating โ€” 4,912 ratings
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The Waiting Years
The Waiting Years 3.95 avg rating โ€” 2,954 ratings
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Secret Rendezvous
Secret Rendezvous 3.47 avg rating โ€” 2,105 ratings
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The Lake
The Lake 3.57 avg rating โ€” 2,762 ratings
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Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating โ€” 83,115 ratings
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Japanese Fairy Tales
Japanese Fairy Tales 3.69 avg rating โ€” 5,405 ratings
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Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating โ€” 121,534 ratings
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Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man 3.46 avg rating โ€” 3,720 ratings
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The Confessions of Lady Nijล
The Confessions of Lady Nijล 3.95 avg rating โ€” 698 ratings
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The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves 3.77 avg rating โ€” 22,723 ratings
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Crackling Mountain and Other Stories
Crackling Mountain and Other Stories 3.86 avg rating โ€” 471 ratings
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The Golden Country
The Golden Country 3.92 avg rating โ€” 93 ratings
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The Girl I Left Behind
The Girl I Left Behind 3.84 avg rating โ€” 656 ratings
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Goodbye Tsugumi
Goodbye Tsugumi 3.77 avg rating โ€” 14,916 ratings