I want to get into chinese literature, fiction, scientific stuff, philosophy everything sits allright with me. Can you rec me some good books by chinese authors?
Why Chinese literature? Are you Chinese? What difference does the nationality make?
>>25493790I try to get into chinese literature out of curiosity, what so hard to understand?
>>25493790>What difference does the nationality make?It makes all the difference, you fool.
>>25493790asinine response. go back
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>>25493790>Why Chinese literature?
>>25493813damn that cover looks litty, will check it out
>>25493799>L(MAO)
I recommend an anthology of classical chinese literature. There are many of them out there, pic related is one of the more comprehensive ones
>>25493897I second this. There's a two volume anthology by Cyril Birch that's also very good.
>>25493774Read their 4 classics. Not easy with no background but doable.
I like Zhuangzi the best
>>25493774I recently Mitsuteru Yokoyama's adaption of Shiji and the Secret History of the Mongols and they're both really good. Only the first five volumes are translated though. He also adapted Suikoden and Romance of the Three Kingdoms but I haven't read those yet.
>>25493880>>25493897thanks bro, very helpful
>>25494543>Read their 4 classics.Mao, Sun Tzu, Confucius and Lao?
>>25493774Mencius/Mengzi.
>>25494592>Laokek. his name can't be shortend to Lao. it's not even his proper name but we can ignore that aspect.
Reverend Insanity.
>>25493774Yu Hua is the best. To Live is life changing.>>25493813This one's also good.
>>25493774The chinese dragon ball
>>25494592What about Mozi, The Hundred Schools, and Lord Shang?
>>25493774>Classic Chinese Novels (traditional Chinese: 古典小說; simplified Chinese: 古典小说; pinyin: gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō) are the best-known works of literary fiction across pre-modern Chinese literature. The group usually includes the following works: Ming dynasty novels Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and The Plum in the Golden Vase; and Qing dynasty novels Dream of the Red Chamber and The Scholars.
>Trying to discuss Chinese literature on /lit/Hoo, boy... Good fucking luck.
OP here. Books that i bought/ordererd so far:>Quotations from Chairman Mao>Sun Tzu: Art of War>Lao Tzu: Tao te Ching>Zhuangzï: The Complete Writings>Mo Yan: Change>Yu Hua: To live
>>25496338We've gotten way more decent threads on Chinese literature than on say Indian literature
>>25496525>Indian literatureGood morning sirs
>>25496525Nah, not really.
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Forget it, anon, its Chinatown.
>>25496534See? It'll literally never happen.
>>25496814What indian literature is there worth to be discussed?
>>25493774The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin is the only modern/ Comminist era Chinese story I have read and it was okay. The movie version was clearly hoping to be some grand epic like western sci fis are yet didnt quite hit the mark…
>>25493790Well put simply, my question was entirely rhetorical and I plan to become a permanent fixture here while talking to myself for many months on end, if not years. I am insufferable as are all fans of China, and none of you will escape me.
>>25496847Starting with the ancient jeets with the Mahabharatha and Ramayana, ending with the modern jeets such as idk Rushdie and Naipaul. Its one of the great non-western literary cultures. But this board will never make it past McCarthy so who cares.
>>25497107>Starting with the ancient jeets>Start with the jeetskek
>>25497107You filthy rats even made it to this board, god help us all
>>25496847The Bhaghavashitta
>>25493805Chinese people can't create, they can only steal. They're basically jeets, except their women are marginally less unattractive.
>>25493774Watch The Last Emperor. Great movie. His life story is almost unbelievable. From emperor being served by eunuchs and having his own personal harem to common pleb working as a gardener. Like some sort of modern day Nebuchadnezzar
>>25498165still stuck in the 2000's line of American government line i see? Don't you know your overlord have since updated the line to 'the Chinese might be better than us at tech innovation but theyre cheating because their government subsidies are interfering with the free market'
>>25493774Diary of a Madman - Lu XunLife and death are wearing me out - Mo Yan
>>25498710The American government expressed an opinion on the relative unattractiveness of jeets vs. chinks?
