Thursday, February 3, 2011

The #spbkchat China discussion list

In honour of the Chinese New Year, this week's #spbkchat was all about China.

On to the list :-)

China-related books:
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
The Year of the Shanghai Shark
Shanghai Baby by Wei Hu
The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang
Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei Liang
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Empire of Heaven by Linda Ching Sledge
The Love Wife by Gish Jen
In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Temerarie by Naomi Novik
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S Choi
The Painter of Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
Tears of the Moon by Guo Sheng
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
Country Driving by Peter Hessler
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
February Flowers by Fan Wu
The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Website links:
http://centerforfiction.org/magazine/yiyun-li-talks-to-noreen-tomassi/
http://chineseliteraturechallenge.blogspot.com/

Authors mentioned:
Wei Lang
Liz Williams
Xiaolong Qiu
Lloyd Lofthouse
Lisa See
Amy Tan
Guy Gavriel Kay
Maxine Hong Kingston
Marjorie Liu
Anchee Min
Mo Hayder
Iris Chang
Yiyun Li
Kate Furnivall
Peter Hessler
Kylie Chan

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