Stuff I’m reading after quitting academia, because I still like the topic but not the job. And because I finally have time to read them cover-to-cover.
China academic - personal reading Public
Created by tinebeest
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tinebeest says: 17th century women crafting a space for themselves in the cracks and crevices of the patriarchy through literature.
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The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin (The Story of the Stone, #1)
4 stars
Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This …
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The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin (The Story of the Stone, #02)
4 stars
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the …
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Stilwell and the American Experience in China by Barbara W. Tuchman
3 stars
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45 is a work of history written by Barbara W. Tuchman and published …
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The Dreamer Wakes by Cao Xueqin, E Gao, Gao E (The Story of the Stone, #05)
4 stars
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the …
tinebeest says: Yes, the final volume does not display the same quality of narrative as you find in the first three volumes (in this translation's split of the story) but it is still a very cathartic read IMHO. But you have to go through the other 4 vols first to see how it all adds up to a satisfactory conclusion.
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The Debt of Tears by Cao Xueqin, John Minford, E Gao (The Story of the Stone, #04)
4 stars
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is …
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Seeds of fire by John Minford, Geremie Barmé
n the spring of 1989, the world watched breathlessly as the pro-democracy movement swept across China, and it recoiled in …
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