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Penguin Parallel Text eBook Series

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  • Short Stories in Chinese

    New Penguin Parallel Text

    Edited by John Balcom ...
    Series series Penguin Parallel Text
    A dual-language edition of Chinese stories—many appearing in English for the first timeThis new volume of eight short stories offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature from the world’s most spoken language, without having to constantly to refer back to a dictionary.The stories—many of which appear here in English for the first time—are by well ... Read more

    9,53 €

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  • Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

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  • To Live

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    by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt ...
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