• Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature
  • Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature
  • Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature
  • Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature
  • Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature
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Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature

Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (English-Chinese Edition): 34 Stories from the Pages of Shanghai Literature

Wang Meng, Feng Jicai, Zhang Chengzhi, A Cheng, Su Tong, Can Xue, Jia Pingwa, Wang Anyi and Tie Ning — 34 Short Stories That Trace the Currents of Chinese Fiction from the 1980s to the 2010s
This is not a single-author collection, and it is not a history of contemporary Chinese literature. It is a bilingual anthology of 34 short stories, all selected from the pages of Shanghai Literature over the past three decades—a magazine that has published some of the most important Chinese fiction of the post-Mao era. You read Wang Meng’s dreamlike “The Sea Dream,” Feng Jicai‘s portrait of an odd couple, Zhang Chengzhi’s “Daban,” A Cheng’s “The True Heroes,” Can Xue’s unsettling “The Wilderness,” Su Tong’s “Flying Over My Hometown of Maple and Poplar,” and many more. Together they give you a sense of how Chinese short fiction moved through the currents of scar literature, root-seeking, avant-garde, and new realism, without needing to read a literary history to follow it. If you want to encounter contemporary Chinese fiction through a well-chosen, bilingual selection—rather than a single novel or an academic survey—this is it.
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What is this book?
Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories is a bilingual anthology published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, one of China‘s most respected academic publishers. It brings together short fiction from some of China’s most celebrated contemporary writers, including Wang Meng, Feng Jicai, Zhang Chengzhi, and Ah Cheng-1-3. Each story appears in both Chinese and English, making it an ideal resource for readers who want to experience Chinese literature in its original form while having a reliable English translation alongside.

What can it do for you?
This book helps you:

  • Deepen your Chinese reading skills — compare the original Chinese text with professional English translation side by side

  • Discover modern Chinese culture — these stories capture real human experiences in China across different eras and settings

  • Enjoy great literature without language barriers — whether you read Chinese, English, or both, the dual-language format means you never get stuck

Who is this book for?
This book is for you if you are:
✅ A Chinese language learner who wants to read authentic literature, not just textbooks
✅ An English reader curious about contemporary Chinese fiction but hesitant to start with a full-length novel
✅ A reader who enjoys short stories and wants exposure to diverse Chinese voices

You do not need to be fluent in Chinese. The English translation stands on its own, so you can enjoy the stories in English first and revisit the Chinese whenever you want.

Who is this book NOT for?
If you are looking for classical Chinese literature, ancient poetry, or simplified learner texts with vocabulary notes, this may not be the right fit. This is contemporary literary fiction for adult readers.

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