On My TBR – Chinese Literature In Translation

Whenever I learn a new language, I love discovering its people’s culture, whether it’s with books, music, movies… In my opinion culture is fondamental then, as languages don’t exist in a vacuum, you know? Ignoring it just wouldn’t make any sense to me. As I’ve said in my post about how I learn Spanish, I’ve started learning Chinese at the beginning of January, so of course I made a list of (translated into English) Chinese books to read! (I know it’s so common and it makes me feel a bit like a heroine of romance novel but yes, I do make lists of everything 😳)

Without further ado, let’s start !

Disclaimer : I’ve tried to be the most accurate possible when adding the genres of the books, but I might have been mistaken. Feel free to tell me if that’s the case!

• Young Babylon by Lu Nei – genre : Modern Fiction, Contemporary – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu – genre : Science-fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Brothers by Yu Hua – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Little Aunt Crane by Geling Yan – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads

• Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• The Three-body Problem by Cixin Liu – genre : Science-Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• The Four Books by Yan Lianke – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Ruined City by Jia Pingwa – genre : Modern Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads

• Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Life and Death are Wearing me out by Mo Yan – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• A Hero Born by Jin Yong – genre : Historical Fiction/Fantasy – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads

• Northern Girls by Sheng Keyi – genre : Modern Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Invisible Planets and Broken Stars – genre : Science-Fiction (short-stories) – I’ve actually read and reviewed Invisible Planets on Goodreads, and I cannot wait to read Broken Stars! Add them on Goodreads : Invisible Planets – Broken Stars
• Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan – genre : Middle Grade (Historical Fiction) – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads

• The Chili Bean Paste Clan by Yan Ge – genre : Contemporary Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang – genre : Science-Fiction – Hao Jingfang’s stories were my favorites in Invisible Planets, so imaginative! read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan – genre : Science-Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads
• The Romance of the three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong – genre : Historical Fiction – read the blurb & add it on Goodreads

That’s it for today! So, tell me : have you read one of those books? Are some of them on your TBR? Let’s discuss in the comments!