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skylee -
According to the sina list in #10, the most popular Chinese writer alive is Louis Cha. And the
most popular one ever is Cao Xueqin. I like the list.
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Lu -
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红楼梦 It is suprisingly modern (especially in theme, but also in language) and there is an
excellent translation in Penguin Paperbacks. However, it is several volumes long.
Forget 围城 in my opinion. There have to be better modern novels out there! I for one enjoyed
骆驼祥子 (Rickshaw Boy) or any of Lu Xun's short stories. How about the Good Earth by Pearl
Buck?
While the Honglou Meng is a great book, it is very, very difficult to read. I read a few pages in
a class in my 5th year of studying Chinese, and there was not one sentence that I could understand
without extensive help of the teacher.
The Good Earth is a good book, but not a Chinese book (written by an American writer in English),
so not sure if that qualifies.
I second Lu Xun, but think Huozhe is easier.
Edit: I love the diversity of that list! Internet writers next to ancient philosophers and modern
poets.
wthru -
i love reading chinese novels though im not a chinese. l've read "the marred face" by 鬼古女,
Zhu Xian (kungfu fiction), Narcissuss by Zhang Yue Ran. all of them are translated into my
language, vietnamese or english. now i desire to read more but cant find the english version of
them such as "Ball Lightning (球状闪电) by 刘慈欣, Gui chui deng.....
anybody can recommend me a website or where can i read all of these novels in english version?
thks alot in advance
Sam Addington -
You guys are the best.
I for one was very pleased to see Chairman Mao on the list at 38! When I was a student of Chinese
back in 1976 my professor (who knows what his history was!) copied all the texts of Chairman Mao
by hand and handed them out to the class. For me, his handwriting (my professor's ... not Mao,
though his calligraphy is also beautiful) will always be the standard by which I judge the
handwriting of others, but I will also always enjoy the words of the Chairman. (I suspect his
popularity will wane as people of my generation start to die off ....).
I was also pleased to see Confucius high on the list. He beats out Laozi, though I doubt he would
in the West. (I recently came across Tzu, Lao in an American index. I got a good laugh out of that
... )
Unfortunately, I cannot connect all the author's names to their works or vice-versa. Another book
I thought of recommending to our friend was "Journey to the West" 西游记 but there is no good
English translation of the book (to my mind). It is also a bit difficult to read, though I had a
great time trying to translate some of the first poems in the book. Talk about elaborate fantasies
that put the Hobbit, for example, to shame. I should have placed a caveat on 红楼梦 as well ...
you have to wade through some mean poetry to get to the meat. But the meat is well worth it. And
David Hawkes translation is without parallel. I see that book is at the top of both Skylee's list
and Rob's list.
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