Chinese Short

Already compared to Hemingway and Murakami, Shuang Xuetao is one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers—his English-language debut collects three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An enterprising inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a frozen lake, transforms into a giant fish. A strange girl pledges to ignite a field of sorghum stalks.

Notable literary figures pay tribute to poet/writer Justin Chin with personal commentaries on works selected from his seven books. Justin Chin's fearless and fierce voice was resolute in relating his worldview, whether directly or through metaphorical language. As a queer Asian American, born and raised in Southeast Asia within a devoutly Christian, ethnically Chinese family of medical professionals, Chin's early life experience informed his writing and framed his point of view.

When face-to-face with a real Chinese speaker, do you freeze? Do you know how to ask for directions in Chinese or communicate if there’s an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was ‘"yes", then this book is for you. We have compiled 50 Chinese stories along with their translations, providing new Chinese speakers with the necessary tools to begin effectively studying how to set a meeting, how to check into a hotel, and even what to say during an emergency! Our Chinese dialogues get straight to the point saving you precious time.

作为小说大家，契诃夫的成就是巨大的，通过《一个官员之死》、《套中人》、《苦恼》、《万卡》等作品，不仅能看到凡俗生活隐藏下的悲剧，也能看到含泪的微笑之后的亮光…… 作為小說大家，契訶夫的成就是巨大的，通過《一個官員之死》、《套中人》、《苦惱》、《萬卡》等作品，不僅能看到凡俗生活隱藏下的悲劇，也能看到含淚的微笑之後的亮光……

《羊脂球：莫泊桑短篇小说选》收录莫泊桑多篇短篇小说。莫泊桑故事中的主人公，大多是小人物，这些人物构成了法国社会的主体，他们身边发生的故事，便构成世俗社会的万象。…… 《羊脂球：莫泊桑短篇小說選》收錄莫泊桑多篇短篇小說。莫泊桑故事中的主人公，大多是小人物，這些人物構成了法國社會的主體，他們身邊發生的故事，便構成世俗社會的萬象。

Lu Xun (1881-1936) was born in Shaoxing, in the province of Zhejiang, China. He came from a scholar-official family and by the age of six had begun studying the ancient classics. Regarded as the founder of contemporary Chinese literature, Lu Xun used the pen as a weapon to wage an heroic struggle against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism. The rich heritage he has left behind is a treasure in the literature of the Chinese people.

欧・亨利是美国乃至世界文坛上最杰出的短篇小说家之一，本有声书精心选出了作者的30个作品……歐・亨利是美國乃至世界文壇上最傑出的短篇小說家之一。本有聲書精心選出了作者的30個作品……

本有声书收录了马克・吐温19篇中短篇小说，其中以《百万英镑》、《竞选州长》、《加利福尼亚人的故事》等最富盛名……本有聲書收錄了馬克・吐溫19篇中短篇小說，其中以《百萬英鎊》、《競選州長》、《加利福尼亞人的故事》等最富盛名……

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.

>Lin is excited about the possibility of a promotion, but her coworkers warn her that Marco, the manager, is aggressive and has a particular weakness for Asian women. She's pretty sure she can handle him, but the interview is more difficult than she thought. In fact, it isn't long before Marco's cock is pushing its way into her little Chinese throat and soon after, into her tiny, tight untouched asshole for a very rough first anal sex experience.

The Little Seashell lay quietly on the seashore, wishing that it could be of some use. However, it had only a shell. What could it do?

個有潔淨心的男人。上天總喜歡給這類人一些考驗.

在我們生活裡天天也有芝麻小事發生，這是其中一個在海旁的故事.

簡介 : 一封盜賊的信紙....

As a middle-aged man, the protagonist revisits his old home which he had left more than 20 years ago. He meets up with family members, and Runtu, a childhood friend, as well as someone he does not even remember - Mrs Yang, who exclaims "Don't you know me? And I have held you in my arms!" In this story, the listener is given an intriguing insight into people’s lives in China during the 1920s. My Old Home is also available in the collection entitled Chinese Classic Stories, read by Martin Jarvis.

This series is a collection of mainly novellas and a select few shorts, written by a hand-picked mix of Chinese and other international writers; it artistically reincarnates the 60-year-old gruesome battle of Japan’s invasion of Communist Party-led China, dissecting this culturally important event from all levels and angles.

Lu Xun’s evocative tale is reflected in the memory of the protagonist who, as a young Chinese boy, avidly wanted to fulfil his dream of watching an opera in a rural environment. The listener is given an intriguing insight into people’s lives in China during the late 1920s. This story, amongst others, is also available in the collection entitled Chinese Classic Stories read by Martin Jarvis.

Cuentos chinos, es decir cuentos de amor. Cuentos cortos, desde una sola palabra hasta dos páginas completas, porque las sensaciones y los sentimientos con frecuencia se pueden resumir en pequeñas explosiones de placer, resintimiento u odio.

阿雯和阿強是一見鍾情的。阿雯和阿強對午餐肉也是一見鍾情的。阿雯一口咬著那半吋厚的午餐肉，岩岩煎出黎既, 享受它外脆內軟又鹹鹹的口感，非常滿足。這是阿強第一次看見阿雯的樣子，他覺得她的表情很趣怪。之後，阿強經常來到這家“天天快餐”，經常看見阿雯，及她經常吃的午餐肉點拼。然後，他們認識了。阿強對阿雯這份狂熱心感到非常高興，因為有人跟他一樣，如此地迷戀午餐肉。阿雯問：你有多愛午餐肉？

旼旼打算買一個新錢包，她四處看也找不到合適的。現在錢包的設計都太大太厚了，她在乎是包包裡的內涵，這樣才合符比例。她放下一千元美金，取單據後便離開。買了這個薄的包包，又想著厚的那一個。因為按照母親的要求，包包越厚，銀紙越要厚，想賺更多錢，買個厚包包吧。但她選擇了薄的，霎時間覺得自己很沒有大志。旼旼自言自語“為什麼包包都令人煩惱”。