Chinese Fiction

Seventh grader Freya June Sun has always believed in the Chinese superstitions spoon-fed to her since birth—but ever since her dad’s death a year ago, she’s become obsessed, believing that her father is sending her messages through signs from the beyond. Like how, on her way to an orchestra concert where she’s dreading her viola solo, a pair of lucky red birds appear, a sure indication that Dad wants Freya to stick with the instrument and make him proud.

Rise of the Water Margin immerses the listener in a near-future world grounded in American and Chinese cultural and political landscapes bickering over climate responsibility, wherein technology challenges humanity to redefine its relationship with the Earth. Superpowers seek to leverage and subvert technology to further political ambitions while losing sight of human elements beyond their control.

她，幼年幸福却又坠入红楼。她，聪明伶俐，满腹才情。她，勇敢追求自己的幸福，不惧外界流言。我会告诉你，她就是“千古第一贤妾”董小宛吗？…… 她，幼年幸福卻又墜入紅樓。她，聰明伶俐，滿腹才情。她，勇敢追求自己的幸福，不懼外界流言。我會告訴你，她就是「千古第一賢妾」董小宛嗎？

From Not Here to Be Liked author Michelle Quach comes a smartly funny, heartfelt story told in dual POV about a young woman roping in her childhood crush to act as an honorary male heir to fulfill her grandfather’s dying wish. A story about first love, familial duties, and finding yourself—perfect for fans of Emiko Jean and Loan Le.

当所有的记忆就像指间流过的细沙，自他眼前渐渐流失之时，他才猛然惊觉，原来自己早已什么都没有了……當所有的記憶就像指間流過的細沙，自他眼前漸漸流失之時，他才猛然驚覺，原來自己早已什麼都沒有了……

Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to life! Now her creation Luna has taken over her bedroom and is running through the streets of Flushing, Queens. What awaits: an international adventure filled with an ancient Chinese legend, a greedy adversary and ghastly beasts!

The life of migrant workers is richly diverse and ever-changing. The stories told in this book are but a drop in the ocean compared to real life, yet they accurately capture and reflect the real experiences of young migrant workers.

Meet Carter Kovac disgraced art dealer turned reluctant, bumbling private detective. After inheriting his famous father's detective agency, he immediately becomes entangled in a mysterious web of intrigue and murder--and the police think he's the culprit. Or they'd at least like to pin it on him, as that'd save a lot of time.

A Sichuan girl stepped out of the mountains and into the life of her dreams. The glitzy and bustling Guangzhou gave her gifts, but also inflicted wounds, leading her on a winding path and exposing her to a dramatically intense life.

San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty of Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes.

一个商业奇才，在众人眼中却是不折不扣的汉奸。一个复仇女人，在众人眼里却是浪荡不羁的舞女。然而，所见的一切并非真实……一個商業奇才，在眾人眼中卻是不折不扣的漢奸。一個復仇女人，在眾人眼裡卻是浪蕩不羈的舞女。然而，所見的一切並非真實……

Sophie’s work on the Chinese booth at last year’s Rainbow Fair is a point of pride for her and her parents, even if Sophie and her best friend, Katie, think the whole thing is a little silly. Sophie's family is Hui, Chinese Muslim. The Muslim part is something she doesn't know much about. Her parents prefer to keep it private. So when it gets slipped to an overenthusiastic teacher that Sophie is Muslim, the only Muslim in her class, suddenly Sophie is in charge of debuting a booth representing the Islamic religion she doesn't practice, an assignment she is determined to keep secret.

In the twilight of the 21st century, Alton B. Tapscott battles hurricanes, his children, the trappings of polite society, organized religion, and the inescapable control of technology—his only weapons being his cat, a pair of prescription arthritic socks, and his new Wi-Fi-enabled hearing aid.

In this captivating collection from the Shaanxi region, considered the cradle of Chinese civilization, twenty disparate and unique voices come together to show a China caught between new-world advancements and old-world traditions. From the homeland of China’s first dynasty and the world-famous terra-cotta warriors, these tales show rugged rural life colliding with fast-paced city life; hollow arranged marriages juxtaposed with torrid forbidden love affairs; and the vanity of newly minted millionaires clashing with the desperation of the poor.

In this first-ever translation of Lu Yao’s Life, we meet Gao Jialin, a stubborn, idealistic, and ambitious young man from a small country village whose life is upended when corrupt local politics cost him his beloved job as a schoolteacher, prompting him to reject rural life and try to make it in the big city. Against the vivid, gritty backdrop of 1980s China, Lu Yao traces the proud and passionate Gao Jialin’s difficult path to professional, romantic, and personal fulfillment - or at least hard-won acceptance.

Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to share his room with her, and she took the top bunk! At first, Danny is frustrated that he can’t communicate with her because she doesn’t speak English—and because he’s on the verge of failing math and Nai Nai was actually a math champion back in the day. It just feels like he and his grandmother have nothing in common.

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

一个是左手六根手指的“狼女”，一个是眉间一颗红痣的“煞星”。时过境迁，煞星红点当了国军参谋长…… 一個是左手六根手指的「狼女」，一個是眉間一顆紅痣的「煞星」。時過境遷，煞星紅點當了國軍參謀長……

让我们走进60年代中国兵工厂，走进兵工前辈的生命空间和精神世界，从而开启秘密背后的秘密……讓我們走進60年代中國兵工廠，走進兵工前輩的生命空間和精神世界，從而開啟秘密背後的秘密……

身怀绝技的武将元震为报家仇，血刃数名日军后逃至天津。为实现保家卫国的抱负，元震当了警察……身懷絕技的武將元震為報家仇，血刃數名日軍後逃至天津。為實現保家衛國的抱負，元震當了警察……