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Short Stories in Chinese

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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

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