London. Harvill Secker. 2020. Reprint. 226pp, 21.5 x 13.5cm. A very good paperback copy. "One autumn morning in Beijing, just after breakfast, Jia Jia's life changes for ever. After the sudden loss of her husband, the young artist sets out on a journey from a hidden jazz and whiskey bar..... More
United Kingdom. Saqi Books. 2007. 126 pages, glossary, paperback. In a fit of jealousy, Xiao Yanqiu, star of "The Moon Opera", disfigures her understudy with boiling water. Spurned by the troupe, she turns to teaching. Twenty years later, "The Moon Opera" is restaged, under the patronage of a rich local..... More
United States: Tuttle Publishing, 2014. 414pp, paperback. The Three Kingdoms is the epic saga of loyalty and treachery, brotherhood and rivalry-and the deeds of legendary heroes and villains during one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history. This classic tale of brotherhood and rivalry, loyalty and treachery, victory and..... More
Melbourne. Tantanoola. 2017. 207pp, paperback. One of my Buddhism for dummies books says there are three fires to be avoided at all costs — desire, anger and delusion. I think my greatest desire - and delusion - is to see a meaning in the events that have taken place in..... More
Norwalk. EastBridge, 2003. Reprint. xix + 432pp, paperback. "Oil for the Lamps of China (1934) was a best-selling novel when it was first published, just a few years after Pearl Bucks The Good Earth (1931). The hero of the story is a keen, young American businessman who wants to bring..... More
New York. Robert Grier Cooke. 1904. 1st American edition. Colour frontispiece with slightly foxed tissue-guard, 426pp + 2 adverts, prior owner name on front free endpaper, light rubbing head & tail of spine and corners, spine slightly discoloured but a very good clean & firm copy. 19.3 x 12.8cm. A...... More
United Kingdom. Bloomsbury. 2011. 354 pages, paperback. Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her. How can..... More
China. Penguin China, 2015. Translated from Chinese by Eric Abrahamsen. 320pp, paperback. Dongzhou City needs a new mayor. Devious plots, seduction, blackmail and bribery are all on the table in a no-holds-barred scramble for prestige and personal gain as the city's two vice-mayors compete for the top honour. At the..... More
United States. Tuttle Publishing. 2012. Black and white line drawings, xxix + 226 pages, paperback. Join the Monkey King on his fantastic travels in this exciting version of the traditional Chinese folktale "Journey to the West." This legend has delighted countless generations, and this lovely retelling is a wonderful introduction..... More
United States: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. 992pp, paperback. The Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the "Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature." It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century China and is..... More
