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Wenguang Huang’s Intimate, Edifying “The Little Red Guard”

The Little Red Guard

Wenguang Huang’s memoir The Little Red Guard, is an authentic and edifying depiction of China in the 70s and 80s as goes through massive societal upheaval.

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China’s Publishing Export Deficit

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China may be a superpower that enjoys a large trade surplus with many Western countries, but its book industry faces a huge deficit.

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Interview with Policeman-Turned-Novelist Ah Yi

Chinese author Ah Yi

Roger Tagholm interviews Chinese author Ah Yi about his career change from policeman to blogger to novelist.

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Sponsored Post: Report from China Publishers Magazine

China Publishers Magazine LBF 2012

Download a report on the Chinese publishing industry produced by China Publishers Magazine for the London Book Fair 2012.

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Sex, Politics and “Heroic Dissent”: Chinese Authors in the UK

Shi Cheng short stories from China

In the UK, there is a growing interest in Chinese authors, according to agents and publishers, but the challenge of selecting works for translation remains.

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Medical Publishing as a Model for Future Growth

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Paula Gantz reports from the recent STM conference in London where the hot topics were subscription models, new revenue streams, Chinese opportunities, & more.

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LBF 2012: Wu Wows With Oratory

Wu Shulin and Alistair Burtenshaw

China’s Vice Minister of General Administration of Press and Publication, Wu Shulin, recites a poem at a London Book Fair party.

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LBF 2012: Weldon International Launches China Photography Book

Mao the merrier

Weldon International launches its photography book, China: the New Long March, at the London Book Fair 2012.

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Will Boom in Chinese Translations Create Unintended Consequences?

Shao Jiang's quiet protest by the Chinese pavilion was allowed to go ahead and was filmed and photographed by many Chinese publishers until staff erected a wall of banners which prevented him being seen. Jiang was arrested in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and spent 10 years in prison.

As growing interest in Chinese books puts pressure on the limited number of translators, will publishers opt to prioritize titles from large, state companies?

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The Joys & Sorrows of Translating Chinese

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As the fascination with Chinese culture in the West grows, the job of the literary translator becomes more complicated, said translator Eric Abrahamsen at the London Book Fair.

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