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Comics and the Origins of Manga

A Revisionist History

by Eike Exner ...

Nominated for the 2022 Eisner Award - Best Academic/Scholarly WorkJapanese comics, commonly known as manga, are a global sensation. Critics, scholars, and everyday readers have often viewed this artform through an Orientalist framework, treating manga as the exotic antithesis to American and European comics. In reality, the history of manga is deeply intertwined with Japan’s avid importation of ... Read more

£13.85

Nominated for the 2022 Eisner Award - Best Academic/Scholarly WorkJapanese comics, commonly known as manga, are a global sensation. Critics, scholars, and everyday readers have often viewed this artform through an Orientalist framework, treating manga as the exotic antithesis to American and European comics. In reality, the history of manga is deeply intertwined with Japan’s avid importation of
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Novelist as a Vocation

An exploration of a writer’s life from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami ...

Translated by Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen ...

Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this **collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again'**GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the ... Read more

£8.99

Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this **collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again'**GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the
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The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. From colonial India to the Grand Banks—illustrated novels, stories, poems, children's classics, and travel

by Rudyard Kipling, Garrett Valeford ...

The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated) gathers the breadth of Kipling's fiction, poetry, and journalism, from the imperial fables of The Jungle Book and Kim to the barrack-room ballads, children's tales, and sharply observed sketches of colonial life. Its style ranges from vigorous vernacular speech and rhythmic verse to richly symbolic animal allegory, placing Kipling at the ... Read more

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The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated) gathers the breadth of Kipling's fiction, poetry, and journalism, from the imperial fables of The Jungle Book and Kim to the barrack-room ballads, children's tales, and sharply observed sketches of colonial life. Its style ranges from vigorous vernacular speech and rhythmic verse to richly symbolic animal allegory, placing Kipling at the
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The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China

The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

by Lu Xun ...

Translated by Julia Lovell ...

Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', ... Read more

£4.99

Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman',
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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu ...

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or "orihon" style: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other, around the peak of the Heian ... Read more

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The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or "orihon" style: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other, around the peak of the Heian
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The Gate

Translated by William F. Sibley ...

by Natsume Soseki ...

An NYRB Calssics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational ... Read more

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An NYRB Calssics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational
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The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

by ...

Anthony C. Yu’s celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature’s most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago. Yu’s abridgment of his four-volume translation, The Monkey and the Monk, finally distills the epic novel’s most exciting and meaningful episodes without taking anything away from their true spirit. ... Read more

£8.09

Anthony C. Yu’s celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature’s most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago. Yu’s abridgment of his four-volume translation, The Monkey and the Monk, finally distills the epic novel’s most exciting and meaningful episodes without taking anything away from their true spirit.
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, a moving account of how two young Chinese men discover love and Western literature after the Communist regime sends them to a remote mountain village to be ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, a moving account of how two young Chinese men discover love and Western literature after the Communist regime sends them to a remote mountain village to be
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The History of Hentai Manga

by Kimi Rito ...

While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the ... Read more

£4.85

While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the
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走路──獨處的實踐

by 龍應台 ...

Series series 龍應台作品集
龍應台首部圖文創作18****幅親手電腦繪圖 40****則自然思索▎走一條沒走過的路****做一件沒做過的事▕走路，就不會是觥籌交錯的時候。走路，就不會是把心分給他人的時候。走路，就不會是掛在網上、陷入其中的時候。即便是熙攘擁擠的市集，只要是走路，也是我帶著「自己」在熱的喧鬧中以冷靜聽、靜觀、靜思，更何況是行走山中野路，明月照亮青苔，溪水攪動碎星。只要走路，就一定是我的身體和我的「自己」單獨有約。新的一年，無論如何忙碌，每天走路，而且走路時，全神貫注，心無罣礙：1.走一條沒走過的路2.去菜市場，跟十個人說話3.去墳場走走4.在路邊一棵樹下，坐著5.找到沒有光的地方6.了解一種作物7.走進一方田... ... Read more

£5.33

龍應台首部圖文創作18****幅親手電腦繪圖 40****則自然思索▎走一條沒走過的路****做一件沒做過的事▕走路，就不會是觥籌交錯的時候。走路，就不會是把心分給他人的時候。走路，就不會是掛在網上、陷入其中的時候。即便是熙攘擁擠的市集，只要是走路，也是我帶著「自己」在熱的喧鬧中以冷靜聽、靜觀、靜思，更何況是行走山中野路，明月照亮青苔，溪水攪動碎星。只要走路，就一定是我的身體和我的「自己」單獨有約。新的一年，無論如何忙碌，每天走路，而且走路時，全神貫注，心無罣礙：1.走一條沒走過的路2.去菜市場，跟十個人說話3.去墳場走走4.在路邊一棵樹下，坐著5.找到沒有光的地方6.了解一種作物7.走進一方田...
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解愛：重返莊子與詩歌經典，在愛裏獲得重生

by 蔡璧名 ...

Series series 美好生活
後來，我們都忘記：一路追求的，應該是幸福熱銷超過三十萬冊《正是時候讀莊子》、《穴道導引》作者蔡璧名最新作品偕同莊子與詩歌一起前行，在濃如酒的愛裏，保有淡如水的心陳文茜（《文茜的世界周報》主持人）／唐綺陽（占星專家）／鄧惠文（榮格分析師、精神科醫師）／洪仲清（臨床心理師）／盧廣仲（音樂鬼才）／陳綺貞（創作天后）／邢本寧（編劇、本事劇團團長）／簡光明（屏東大學人文社會學院院長）／許悔之（詩人、藝術家、有鹿文化社長）／肆一（作家）／宋怡慧（作家、丹鳳高中圖書館主任）／蔡淇華（作家）————真愛推薦在情愛的路上，任憑自己跟著感覺走。感覺對了，就愛上了，就朝思暮想、無法自拔了。但，愛是什麼？如何追求、如何面對、如何放下？從小到大沒人教懂我們，卻牽引整整一生。作者蔡璧名開設的《莊子》系列課程，在臺大校園裡，總是座無虛席。其實... ... Read more

£8.71

後來，我們都忘記：一路追求的，應該是幸福熱銷超過三十萬冊《正是時候讀莊子》、《穴道導引》作者蔡璧名最新作品偕同莊子與詩歌一起前行，在濃如酒的愛裏，保有淡如水的心陳文茜（《文茜的世界周報》主持人）／唐綺陽（占星專家）／鄧惠文（榮格分析師、精神科醫師）／洪仲清（臨床心理師）／盧廣仲（音樂鬼才）／陳綺貞（創作天后）／邢本寧（編劇、本事劇團團長）／簡光明（屏東大學人文社會學院院長）／許悔之（詩人、藝術家、有鹿文化社長）／肆一（作家）／宋怡慧（作家、丹鳳高中圖書館主任）／蔡淇華（作家）————真愛推薦在情愛的路上，任憑自己跟著感覺走。感覺對了，就愛上了，就朝思暮想、無法自拔了。但，愛是什麼？如何追求、如何面對、如何放下？從小到大沒人教懂我們，卻牽引整整一生。作者蔡璧名開設的《莊子》系列課程，在臺大校園裡，總是座無虛席。其實...
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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

Volume One: The Gathering

by David Tod Roy ...

Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a ... Read more

£25.91

In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a
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紅樓夢公開課（三）：賈府四春卷

by 歐麗娟 ...

★本書已更新為增訂新版，內文依最新修訂內容調整，請安心選讀。★ 臺大網站總點閱數超過410萬，華人世界最受歡迎的《紅樓夢》線上課程★ 臺大中文系教授歐麗娟權威導讀，推出至今最完整、最翔實、最精彩的公開課文字紀錄！《紅樓夢》是中國文學史上的偉大經典之一，它講述貴族世家中的婚戀糾葛、族眾紛爭和命運起伏。曹雪芹以精湛靈動的筆法、充滿詩意的場面描寫和細膩入微的人物刻畫，呈現豐富的情感世界和貴族風貌，深刻探討命運和現實的交織，啟發後代無數的文學創作及研究。所謂「一切經典皆是通向自我的敲門磚」，研究紅學超過二十年的歐麗娟教授將帶領讀者藉由這部經典敲開大門，不只看到《紅樓夢》裡各式各樣、多采多姿的寶藏，更要召喚出其中的人，也就是讀者各種可能的自我。《紅樓夢公開課》完整收錄歐麗娟於臺大線上課程的教授內容，第三冊「賈府四春」繼續探索《紅樓夢》的人物風采，以賈府本身的自家女兒：元春、迎春、探春及惜春為核心 ... Read more

£9.09

★本書已更新為增訂新版，內文依最新修訂內容調整，請安心選讀。★ 臺大網站總點閱數超過410萬，華人世界最受歡迎的《紅樓夢》線上課程★ 臺大中文系教授歐麗娟權威導讀，推出至今最完整、最翔實、最精彩的公開課文字紀錄！《紅樓夢》是中國文學史上的偉大經典之一，它講述貴族世家中的婚戀糾葛、族眾紛爭和命運起伏。曹雪芹以精湛靈動的筆法、充滿詩意的場面描寫和細膩入微的人物刻畫，呈現豐富的情感世界和貴族風貌，深刻探討命運和現實的交織，啟發後代無數的文學創作及研究。所謂「一切經典皆是通向自我的敲門磚」，研究紅學超過二十年的歐麗娟教授將帶領讀者藉由這部經典敲開大門，不只看到《紅樓夢》裡各式各樣、多采多姿的寶藏，更要召喚出其中的人，也就是讀者各種可能的自我。《紅樓夢公開課》完整收錄歐麗娟於臺大線上課程的教授內容，第三冊「賈府四春」繼續探索《紅樓夢》的人物風采，以賈府本身的自家女兒：元春、迎春、探春及惜春為核心
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香港文學散步（第三次修訂本）

by 小思 ...

香港從來混雜多變，自由而限制，複雜而簡單，成就了這片獨特而開放的土壤。五位中國著名的文化人、文學家匆匆路過，在香港散播文學、文藝、文化的種子，落地生根。蔡元培的兼容精神、魯迅的意在言外之妙、許地山的教育實踐、戴望舒的苦難歲月、蕭紅的飄渺人生，都與香港暗絲牽連。《香港文學散步》的二十八年匆匆過去。一九九一年初版至今，歷經三度改版補充訂正。是次修訂本添加大量文章圖片資料，營造環境氛圍，以當前的步伐，新的角度，讓讀者在細步漫行中認識前人的足跡，當年香港的社會面貌，從而發現今昔的互動，感悟歷史並非遙不可及。 ... Read more

£9.50

香港從來混雜多變，自由而限制，複雜而簡單，成就了這片獨特而開放的土壤。五位中國著名的文化人、文學家匆匆路過，在香港散播文學、文藝、文化的種子，落地生根。蔡元培的兼容精神、魯迅的意在言外之妙、許地山的教育實踐、戴望舒的苦難歲月、蕭紅的飄渺人生，都與香港暗絲牽連。《香港文學散步》的二十八年匆匆過去。一九九一年初版至今，歷經三度改版補充訂正。是次修訂本添加大量文章圖片資料，營造環境氛圍，以當前的步伐，新的角度，讓讀者在細步漫行中認識前人的足跡，當年香港的社會面貌，從而發現今昔的互動，感悟歷史並非遙不可及。
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Chinese New Year For Kids

Chinese Calendar

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Explore Asia Books
Why do dragons dance during Chinese New Year? Allow your children to find the right answers on their own with the help of this very informative book. The great thing about this book is that it’s been specifically designed for children. Therefore, you can see colors, pictures and as few texts as possible. This formula is surefire way of boosting the interest for knowledge. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

£3.05

Why do dragons dance during Chinese New Year? Allow your children to find the right answers on their own with the help of this very informative book. The great thing about this book is that it’s been specifically designed for children. Therefore, you can see colors, pictures and as few texts as possible. This formula is surefire way of boosting the interest for knowledge. Grab a copy now!
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"The Stone Lion" and Other Chinese Detective Stories: The Wisdom of Lord Bau

by Yin-lien C. Chin, Yetta S. Center, Mildred Ross ...

With a little stretch of the imagination, it might be suggested that some Chinese tales from the Sung Dynasty are the precursors of modern detective fiction. Numerous stories in which Lord Bau is the chief protagonist bolster this conjecture. In this collection, translated from Chinese anthologies and retold for the English-speaking audience, Lord Bau is cast in the role of wise judge. Across the ... Read more

£7.19

With a little stretch of the imagination, it might be suggested that some Chinese tales from the Sung Dynasty are the precursors of modern detective fiction. Numerous stories in which Lord Bau is the chief protagonist bolster this conjecture. In this collection, translated from Chinese anthologies and retold for the English-speaking audience, Lord Bau is cast in the role of wise judge. Across the
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讀懂古人的痛，就能跳過現代的坑：史上最潮的國學經典

by 林俐君（綠君麻麻）．著/江易珊．繪 ...

Series series 天際系列
會考學測出題方式越來越新穎，讀透課文背後的故事才能活用解題得分！本書用最潮的網路用語及角度重新詮釋國學奧妙，精闢說書讓你拍案叫絕，隨手皆可應用！詩詞歌賦都是古人的人生經歷與智慧，以古鑑今，讀通古文才能通透人生使用方式！白居易是癡情暖男也是厭世社畜；學霸蘇軾超迷星座又愛嘴老闆；〈諫逐客書〉是地表最強「非自願離職書」；元稹與白居易堪稱大唐好基友**……**古文裡多得是職場高級酸，多得是同儕互爭兩相厭。以古文為鑑，照亮的不僅是國文成績，更是你的人生！國文讀的不只是字詞音律，更是文學背後所透露抒發的人生。作者出身清大中文系，曾任網站主編，以活潑現代的觀點切入，用幽默口語說書，讓古文與國學常識變得生動可親，更把文字沒寫出的時代背景與幽微心境一一闡明，帶著讀者穿越古代... ... Read more

£6.36

會考學測出題方式越來越新穎，讀透課文背後的故事才能活用解題得分！本書用最潮的網路用語及角度重新詮釋國學奧妙，精闢說書讓你拍案叫絕，隨手皆可應用！詩詞歌賦都是古人的人生經歷與智慧，以古鑑今，讀通古文才能通透人生使用方式！白居易是癡情暖男也是厭世社畜；學霸蘇軾超迷星座又愛嘴老闆；〈諫逐客書〉是地表最強「非自願離職書」；元稹與白居易堪稱大唐好基友**……**古文裡多得是職場高級酸，多得是同儕互爭兩相厭。以古文為鑑，照亮的不僅是國文成績，更是你的人生！國文讀的不只是字詞音律，更是文學背後所透露抒發的人生。作者出身清大中文系，曾任網站主編，以活潑現代的觀點切入，用幽默口語說書，讓古文與國學常識變得生動可親，更把文字沒寫出的時代背景與幽微心境一一闡明，帶著讀者穿越古代...
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The Art of Haiku

Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters

by Stephen Addiss ...

In the past hundred years, haiku has gone far beyond its Japanese origins to become a worldwide phenomenon—with the classic poetic form growing and evolving as it has adapted to the needs of the whole range of languages and cultures that have embraced it. This proliferation of the joy of haiku is cause for celebration—but it can also compel us to go back to the beginning: to look at haiku’s ... Read more

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In the past hundred years, haiku has gone far beyond its Japanese origins to become a worldwide phenomenon—with the classic poetic form growing and evolving as it has adapted to the needs of the whole range of languages and cultures that have embraced it. This proliferation of the joy of haiku is cause for celebration—but it can also compel us to go back to the beginning: to look at haiku’s
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The Kojiki

by no O Yasumaro, B. H. Chamberlain ...

Kojiki ("Record of Ancient Matters") is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711-2) and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei. The Kojiki is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami. Along with the Nihon Shoki, the myths contained in the Kojiki are part of the inspiration behind Shinto ... Read more

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Kojiki ("Record of Ancient Matters") is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711-2) and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei. The Kojiki is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami. Along with the Nihon Shoki, the myths contained in the Kojiki are part of the inspiration behind Shinto
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往事並不如煙（三版）

by 章詒和 ...

Series series 新人間
◎2004中時開卷年度十大好書、2004聯合報讀書人非文學類年度最佳書獎◎暢銷十萬冊的中國當代文學經典，2006年遭中國當局查禁本書描述大時代一群知識分子的命與運。章詒和是以晚輩的眼光側寫父母的友人──史良、儲安平、張伯駒、康同璧、聶紺弩、羅隆基等人，他在中國大陸「反右」及「文革」的血雨腥風中，整肅、清算、鬥爭的紅潮席捲下，受迫害的、參與迫害的，這些人之間的恩怨情仇與人性的幽微曲折，在她細膩的筆觸、獨特的視角與溫厚的學養，將其風骨刻畫出來，也折射出一個時代的風光雲影。《往事並不如煙》是目前為止刻畫中國上層知識分子如何面對中共政治浪潮，最細緻而生動的一本人物剪影。章詒和筆下的中國上層知識分子，不單單只是專制政權底下無助的政治受害者；他們有理想熱情和天真執著的一面，也有阿附政治權力和追求生活情趣的一面，還有驕傲自滿、虛榮自私、殘忍嫉妒和勢利糊塗的其他面。無論是熱心政治還是淡泊名利，他們是毛澤東 ... Read more

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◎2004中時開卷年度十大好書、2004聯合報讀書人非文學類年度最佳書獎◎暢銷十萬冊的中國當代文學經典，2006年遭中國當局查禁本書描述大時代一群知識分子的命與運。章詒和是以晚輩的眼光側寫父母的友人──史良、儲安平、張伯駒、康同璧、聶紺弩、羅隆基等人，他在中國大陸「反右」及「文革」的血雨腥風中，整肅、清算、鬥爭的紅潮席捲下，受迫害的、參與迫害的，這些人之間的恩怨情仇與人性的幽微曲折，在她細膩的筆觸、獨特的視角與溫厚的學養，將其風骨刻畫出來，也折射出一個時代的風光雲影。《往事並不如煙》是目前為止刻畫中國上層知識分子如何面對中共政治浪潮，最細緻而生動的一本人物剪影。章詒和筆下的中國上層知識分子，不單單只是專制政權底下無助的政治受害者；他們有理想熱情和天真執著的一面，也有阿附政治權力和追求生活情趣的一面，還有驕傲自滿、虛榮自私、殘忍嫉妒和勢利糊塗的其他面。無論是熱心政治還是淡泊名利，他們是毛澤東
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Performing China

Virtue, Commerce, and Orientalism in Eighteenth-Century England, 1660–1760

by Chi-ming Yang ...

China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a model of economic and political strength, viewed by many as the greatest empire in the world. While the importance of China to eighteenth-century English consumer culture is well documented, less so is its influence on English values. Through a careful study of the literature, drama, philosophy, and material culture of the period, this book ... Read more

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China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a model of economic and political strength, viewed by many as the greatest empire in the world. While the importance of China to eighteenth-century English consumer culture is well documented, less so is its influence on English values. Through a careful study of the literature, drama, philosophy, and material culture of the period, this book
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天光雲影共徘徊：歐麗娟品讀古詩詞（下）

by 歐麗娟 ...

當你覺得文學離生活很遙遠時，歐麗娟是名引渡的說書人。她旁徵博引，上溯神話、下至唐宋詩，跨越七個時代、涵蓋四十七位詩人，梳理典故意象在文化長河中的流變，串起《詩經》、張九齡、卞之琳的月亮，以及我們夜深人靜時沒來由的孤寂。在她的述說中，我們總能從古人的故事裡，辨認出自己的心事。當你覺得自己離文學很近時，歐麗娟又是個偵探。她看見了你沒留意到的蛛絲馬跡，以實事求是的考究精神探尋字句真意，還原一個更撼動人心的詩歌世界：悠然形象深植人心的陶淵明，在他生活的時代裡貧窮、孤獨而邊緣，他的超脫之下是怎樣的掙扎與智慧？現代看來浪漫的楓樹，在古代為何成為鬼魂出沒常見的背景？而當人世紛亂擾攘，讓你憂傷無奈時，歐麗娟看見文學如何照進人心最複雜幽深之處：遠古人類面對流行疫病、毒蛇猛獸所帶來的無所不在的死亡恐懼，發展出變形神話，以再生和對抗意識將恐懼昇華；《詩經》中先上車後補票、心靈出軌 ... Read more

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當你覺得文學離生活很遙遠時，歐麗娟是名引渡的說書人。她旁徵博引，上溯神話、下至唐宋詩，跨越七個時代、涵蓋四十七位詩人，梳理典故意象在文化長河中的流變，串起《詩經》、張九齡、卞之琳的月亮，以及我們夜深人靜時沒來由的孤寂。在她的述說中，我們總能從古人的故事裡，辨認出自己的心事。當你覺得自己離文學很近時，歐麗娟又是個偵探。她看見了你沒留意到的蛛絲馬跡，以實事求是的考究精神探尋字句真意，還原一個更撼動人心的詩歌世界：悠然形象深植人心的陶淵明，在他生活的時代裡貧窮、孤獨而邊緣，他的超脫之下是怎樣的掙扎與智慧？現代看來浪漫的楓樹，在古代為何成為鬼魂出沒常見的背景？而當人世紛亂擾攘，讓你憂傷無奈時，歐麗娟看見文學如何照進人心最複雜幽深之處：遠古人類面對流行疫病、毒蛇猛獸所帶來的無所不在的死亡恐懼，發展出變形神話，以再生和對抗意識將恐懼昇華；《詩經》中先上車後補票、心靈出軌
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China’s Past Through its Proverbs

by Adeline Yen Mah ...

The author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs.The majority of Chinese proverbs are drawn from the 1st century, when the First King of all China established his leadership over the whole country and its warring kingdoms. In ancient China, a ... Read more

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The author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs.The majority of Chinese proverbs are drawn from the 1st century, when the First King of all China established his leadership over the whole country and its warring kingdoms. In ancient China, a
... Read more
未完稿

by 陈思和著 ...

本书稿是陈思和教授近年关于现代文学史及比较文学研究及当代文学评论的重要成果。分为三辑：辑一收录作者关于中国现代文学史研究的发展概况、理论范畴、语言问题以及对《新青年》阵营分化问题的实证分析。辑二收录作者对关仁山的农村题材系列小说、严歌苓的《芳华》及贾平凹的《山本》的精彩评论，以及对新世纪以来四代作家群体的分析。辑三收录作者在比较文学视野下对旅外华语文学的研究成果。 ... Read more

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本书稿是陈思和教授近年关于现代文学史及比较文学研究及当代文学评论的重要成果。分为三辑：辑一收录作者关于中国现代文学史研究的发展概况、理论范畴、语言问题以及对《新青年》阵营分化问题的实证分析。辑二收录作者对关仁山的农村题材系列小说、严歌苓的《芳华》及贾平凹的《山本》的精彩评论，以及对新世纪以来四代作家群体的分析。辑三收录作者在比较文学视野下对旅外华语文学的研究成果。
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