Chinese Literature

1.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating β€” 550,611 ratings
2.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating β€” 176,926 ratings
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Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,775 ratings
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating β€” 120,285 ratings
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Monkey: The Journey to the West
Monkey: The Journey to the West 4.04 avg rating β€” 7,819 ratings
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The Analects
The Analects
by: Confucius
3.81 avg rating β€” 23,508 ratings
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating β€” 67,012 ratings
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Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating β€” 23,309 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 β€” 50,744 ratings
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Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating β€” 5,712 ratings
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,414 ratings
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Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
by: Li Po
4.11 avg rating β€” 583 ratings
13.
The Book of Chuang Tzu
The Book of Chuang Tzu
by: Zhuangzi
4.35 avg rating β€” 3,175 ratings
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Five T'Ang Poets
Five T'Ang Poets 4.34 avg rating β€” 239 ratings
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Mencius
Mencius
by: Mencius
3.84 avg rating β€” 1,882 ratings
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Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,334 ratings
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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 4.05 avg rating β€” 2,454 ratings
18.
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry
by: Du Fu
4.34 avg rating β€” 224 ratings
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The Selected Poems of Li Po
The Selected Poems of Li Po
by: Li Po
4.27 avg rating β€” 1,063 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 β€” 2,248 ratings
21.
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.12 avg rating β€” 3,007 ratings
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Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
by: Mo Yan
3.80 avg rating β€” 8,540 ratings
23.
To Live
To Live
by: Yu Hua
4.33 avg rating β€” 23,088 ratings
24.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,771 ratings
25.
The Journey to the West, Volume 1
The Journey to the West, Volume 1 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,012 ratings
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The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
by: Qu Yuan
4.06 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
27.
Red Scarf Girl
Red Scarf Girl 3.79 avg rating β€” 16,932 ratings
28.
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
by: Lu Xun
3.90 avg rating β€” 2,456 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 β€” 40,818 ratings
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Poems
Poems
by: Wang Wei
4.09 avg rating β€” 194 ratings
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War Trash
War Trash
by: Ha Jin
3.81 avg rating β€” 4,149 ratings
32.
Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao #1)
Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 6,212 ratings
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Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem 4.09 avg rating β€” 4,937 ratings
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Beijing Coma
Beijing Coma
by: Ma Jian
3.88 avg rating β€” 1,921 ratings
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,418 ratings
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Searching for Sylvie Lee
Searching for Sylvie Lee
by: Jean Kwok
3.64 avg rating β€” 39,826 ratings
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The Crazed
The Crazed
by: Ha Jin
3.52 avg rating β€” 2,475 ratings
38.
Girl in Translation
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
3.99 avg rating β€” 58,177 ratings
39.
Mao's Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer
by: Li Cunxin
4.14 avg rating β€” 32,150 ratings
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Red Azalea
Red Azalea 3.84 avg rating β€” 10,639 ratings
41.
Brothers
Brothers
by: Yu Hua
4.08 avg rating β€” 3,534 ratings
42.
Family
Family
by: Ba Jin
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,464 ratings
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θ΅°εΎ—θΆŠθΏœ,离θ‡ͺε·±θΆŠθΏ‘ The Farther I Walk, The Closer I Get To Me
θ΅°εΎ—θΆŠθΏœ,离θ‡ͺε·±θΆŠθΏ‘ The Farther I Walk, The Closer I Get To Me
by: Hong Mei
3.65 avg rating β€” 1,163 ratings
44.
魔道η₯–εΈˆ [MΓ³ DΓ o ZΗ” ShΔ«]
魔道η₯–εΈˆ [MΓ³ DΓ o ZΗ” ShΔ«] 4.63 avg rating β€” 16,849 ratings
45.
The Noodle Maker
The Noodle Maker
by: Ma Jian
3.41 avg rating β€” 1,164 ratings
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Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas
Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas
by: Su Tong
3.59 avg rating β€” 3,730 ratings
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes 4.34 avg rating β€” 749 ratings
48.
Big Breasts & Wide Hips
Big Breasts & Wide Hips
by: Mo Yan
3.86 avg rating β€” 3,578 ratings
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Abridged Chinese Classic Series: The Besieged City
Abridged Chinese Classic Series: The Besieged City 4.24 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice 4.44 avg rating β€” 877 ratings
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club 4.35 avg rating β€” 1,024 ratings
52.
Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai 4.33 avg rating β€” 13,872 ratings
53.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,954 ratings
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A Case of Two Cities (Inspector Chen Cao, #4)
A Case of Two Cities (Inspector Chen Cao, #4) 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,759 ratings
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The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating β€” 44,577 ratings
56.
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by: Liu Cixin
4.08 avg rating β€” 460,879 ratings
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Empress
Empress
by: Shan Sa
3.69 avg rating β€” 6,393 ratings
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The Girl Who Played Go
The Girl Who Played Go
by: Shan Sa
3.79 avg rating β€” 6,105 ratings
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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China 3.91 avg rating β€” 10,431 ratings
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The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,070 ratings
61.
Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
by: Jan Wong
4.09 avg rating β€” 3,886 ratings
62.
The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry
The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry 3.97 avg rating β€” 289 ratings
63.
Chinese fairy tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk
Chinese fairy tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk 3.69 avg rating β€” 42 ratings
64.
The Republic of Wine
The Republic of Wine
by: Mo Yan
3.49 avg rating β€” 2,571 ratings
64.
Dream of Ding Village
Dream of Ding Village 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,729 ratings
66.
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.38 avg rating β€” 6,321 ratings
67.
Xunzi: Basic Writings
Xunzi: Basic Writings
by: Xun Kuang
3.74 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
68.
The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan
The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan 4.10 avg rating β€” 115 ratings
69.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 4: The Debt of Tears
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 4: The Debt of Tears 4.33 avg rating β€” 764 ratings
70.
Six Records of a Floating Life
Six Records of a Floating Life 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,809 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 β€” 772 ratings
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Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
by: Mozi
3.46 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
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Pearl of China
Pearl of China 3.86 avg rating β€” 8,565 ratings
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Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution
by: Moying Li
3.73 avg rating β€” 976 ratings
74.
Half a Lifelong Romance
Half a Lifelong Romance 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,114 ratings
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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. One: The Gathering
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. One: The Gathering 4.04 avg rating β€” 392 ratings
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Border Town
Border Town 3.95 avg rating β€” 1,472 ratings
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Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty
Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty 4.53 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
79.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating β€” 67,692 ratings
80.
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,323 ratings
81.
Sandalwood Death
Sandalwood Death
by: Mo Yan
4.26 avg rating β€” 1,208 ratings
82.
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
by: Li Ang
3.98 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
82.
Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 1
Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 1 4.09 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
82.
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After 3.96 avg rating β€” 91 ratings
85.
Once on a Moonless Night
Once on a Moonless Night
by: Dai Sijie
3.09 avg rating β€” 651 ratings
85.
Wang in Love and Bondage: Three Novellas by Wang Xiaobo
Wang in Love and Bondage: Three Novellas by Wang Xiaobo 3.83 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
87.
China Men
China Men 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,034 ratings
87.
Frog
Frog
by: Mo Yan
3.81 avg rating β€” 5,244 ratings
89.
The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl
The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl
by: Ma Yan
3.67 avg rating β€” 1,024 ratings
90.
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather 3.22 avg rating β€” 1,960 ratings
90.
Selected Stories by Xuemo ι›ͺ漠小说精选
Selected Stories by Xuemo ι›ͺ漠小说精选
by: Xuemo.
4.55 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
92.
The Mao Case (Inspector Chen Cao #6)
The Mao Case (Inspector Chen Cao #6) 3.64 avg rating β€” 1,592 ratings
92.
Into the Desert
Into the Desert
by: Xuemo.
4.38 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
94.
The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion 4.05 avg rating β€” 339 ratings
95.
Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh
Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh
by: Mo Yan
3.57 avg rating β€” 1,379 ratings
95.
Endless River: Li Po and Tu Fu : A Friendship in Poetry
Endless River: Li Po and Tu Fu : A Friendship in Poetry
by: Li Bai
4.27 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
95.
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
Spring Moon: A Novel of China 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,929 ratings
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A Madman's Diary η‹‚δΊΊζ—₯記
A Madman's Diary η‹‚δΊΊζ—₯記
by: Lu Xun
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,616 ratings
99.
The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom
The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom 4.47 avg rating β€” 196 ratings
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The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia) 3.68 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
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