“The Wolf Totem” continues to infuriate chinese nationalists.

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Originally published on Rue89 23/3/2010

 

Only the “Little Red Book” by Mao Zedong has scored better; the “Wolf Totem” by Jiang Rong is the biggest publishing succes in China: 4 millions copies have been sold and probably 16 millions including piracy.
Two years ago, Rue89 had presented this social phenomenon. The success has not stopped since 2004, the book still tops sales. The rights were purchased in 28 countries. For English, 100,000 dollars were paid … Lire la suite

The Chinese book, 2000 years old, which should have been read before the elections.

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Originally published on Rue89, 23/3/2010.


The  recent election debates in France and the results bring us back to a book written more than 2000 years ago, the translation of which has been released by Editions “Les Belles Lettres. “The Dispute over salt and iron” is a Chinese text astonishingly modern on governance that many politicians should read !

Judge by yourself with a few quotes:

“Now you pretend that you take from the rich to

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The “modernist” origins of the Chinese writer Yu Hua.

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Originally published on Rue89, 02/03/2010

Yu Hua is one of the major modern Chinese writers. After the worldwide success of his novel “Brothers,” a collection of short stories “On the Road at Eighteen Years,” has been translated, which leads us to revisit his origins and the literature of this period.

The Cultural Revolution, a  school for Yu Hua:
This is a critical period, which will influence his future books.Ten years of education in schools which … Lire la suite