Chinese Fiction

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.

一件扑朔迷离的凶杀案，一段细致入微的调查，一次正义与邪恶的较量，一场侦探与罪犯的交锋……一件撲朔迷離的兇殺案，一段細緻入微的調查，一次正義與邪惡的較量，一場偵探與罪犯的交鋒……

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……

日军铁蹄即将踏至，而军事重镇米粮城一夜之间发生巨变，手握十万大军的屠老爷子突然被暗杀……日軍鐵蹄即將踏至，而軍事重鎮米糧城一夜之間發生巨變，手握十萬大軍的屠老爺子突然被暗殺……

“楼兰”部族的人们生活在广袤的西域。部族中的英俊武士诺日与美丽女子诺月相爱……「樓蘭」部族的人們生活在廣袤的西域。部族中的英俊武士諾日與美麗女子諾月相愛……

本有声书以正史记载的史实为基础，以轻松诙谐的笔调，介绍西晋从肇始、承继到丧乱、覆亡的全程……本有聲書以正史記載的史實為基礎，以輕鬆詼諧的筆調，介紹西晉從肇始、承繼到喪亂、覆亡的全程……

杨增新，光绪三十四年入疆，先后在阿克苏、乌鲁木齐、巴里坤等地任道台。杨增新曾多次击退外蒙古军队，保全了阿尔泰（今阿勒泰地区），使得新疆在他统治时期未受到到严重的侵略。……楊增新，光緒三十四年入疆，先後在阿克蘇、烏魯木齊、巴里坤等地任道台。楊增新曾多次擊退外蒙古軍隊，保全了阿爾泰（今阿勒泰地區），使得新疆在他統治時期未受到到嚴重的侵略。

霍光用一辈子的时间修行为官的道行，你所谓的计谋、心机在他眼里都是雕虫小技。让霍光教你升得快、坐得稳的官场之道！……霍光用一輩子的時間修行為官的道行，你所謂的計謀、心機在他眼裡都是雕蟲小技。讓霍光教你升得快、坐得穩的官場之道！