Chinese and Chinese American Literature

Chinese Literature Online

• Online Literature. Read our growing collection of classic works in Chinese with the help of YellowTip instant word translation as well as side-by-side translation.

Chinese Literature in Translation

Articles

• The Challenge of Reading Chinese Literature in Translation
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms: China's Greatest Epic
• The Peony Pavilion: A Chinese Love Story From Beyond the Grave
• Book Review: "The Book and the Sword" by Louis Cha
• Book Review: "The Eleventh Son" by Gu Long

Survey and Recommendations

• Classic Novels
• Classic Plays and Dramas
• Classic Short Stories and Folk Tales
• Classic Erotica
• Classic Non-fiction
• Martial Arts (Wuxia)
  • Martial Arts Graphic Novels
• Modern Fiction
  • 1900s-1940s
  • 1950s-1970s
  • Since the 1980s: Revisiting the Cultural Revolution
  • Since the 1980s: Revisiting the 1930s
  • Since the 1980s: Economic Liberalization and its Aftermath
  • Since the 1980s: Writing with an Attitude

Chinese American Literature

• Book Review: "People's Republic of Desire" by Annie Wang.
• Book Review: "The Chinese in America" by Iris Chang
• Chinese American Authors. Who's who
• Chinese American Books at YellowBridge Marketplace
• Chinese American Children Books at YellowBridge Marketplace