A legend in his own lifetime
2011-08-12 08:18:00
The Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an are obviously a must-see, but so is "old farmer" Chen Zhongshi.
A reading light at the end of a long dark tunnel
2011-08-12 08:18:00
Xia Yu's autobiographical essay collection The Sound of Darkness is an immense dark cave, resounding with detonations, shrill sirens and harrowing wails.
Little Reading Pirate is launched in China
2011-08-12 08:18:00
Two international best-selling children's books have been introduced to young Chinese readers by Hachette-Phoenix, a French-Chinese joint publisher based in Beijing.
Lifting the veil
2011-08-05 08:00:17
Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is steeped in history, dreams and tears, which are perfectly reflected in design.
An author who confronts our demons
2011-08-05 08:00:17
It's dusk and Tuola the bear king makes his way down the mountain and arrives at a Lisu ethnic group village in Yunnan province.
Real life dreams
2011-07-29 08:01:34
Everything about Cao Yulan's life changed the instant the electrical pole crashed down on her mother's head during a violent thunderstorm.
Thriller with a cause
2011-07-29 08:01:34
Daphna Ziman is on a mission to help foster children, and she's picked a novel way to do it - novel, being the key word.
Faithful Place, by Tana French
2011-07-29 08:01:34
Like her two previous mysteries, In the Woods (2007) and The Likeness (2008), French's latest is set in Dublin and steeped in local history.
What they say
2011-07-22 08:02:20
In the winter of 2002, she decided to concentrate on the writing of We Three, to fulfill the wishes of her daughter.
Indian trilogy writer strikes black gold
2011-07-22 08:02:20
The book comes with a huge cast of real-life and fictional characters - tycoons, government officials, journalists, smugglers and fugitives.
At the margins of life
2011-07-22 12:17:59
The 100th birthday of Yang Jiang was a low-key affair for a celebrated writer and translator
The slim years
2011-07-15 07:57:36
Chinese authors are still struggling to carve a niche in the global gallery of contemporary literary greats.