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Books About China for Adults and Children

Some books about China I enjoyed or was inspired by. Prose, Poetry and books for all ages. Armchair traveling.
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The Good Earth
The Good Earth
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City of Tranquil Light (Bo Caldwell)
City of Tranquil Light
2
Bo Caldwell
The Story of Ping (Marjorie Flack)
The Story of Ping
3
Marjorie Flack
Shadow of the Silk Road (Colin Thubron)
Shadow of the Silk Road
4
Colin Thubron
Wuhu Diary (Emily Praeger)
Wuhu Diary
5
Emily Praeger
The Good Women of China by Xinran
The Good Women of China by Xinran
6
Life and Death in Shanghai (Brian Cheng)
Life and Death in Shanghai
7
Brian Cheng
Breathing Rice: An East West Love Story (Jean Lin)
Breathing Rice: An East West Love Story
8
Jean Lin
Oracle Bones (Peter Hessler)
Oracle Bones
9
Peter Hessler
Oracle Bones (Peter Hessler)
Oracle Bones
10
Peter Hessler
Country Driving (Peter Hessler)
Country Driving
11
Peter Hessler
Iron and Silk
Iron and Silk
12
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
13
Amy Tan
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
14
Amy Tan
The Hubdred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hubdred Secret Senses
15
Amy Tan
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
16
Amy Tan
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
17
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
18
Dai Sijie
The Last Day of Old Beijing (Michael Meyer)
The Last Day of Old Beijing
19
Michael Meyer
The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (Tony Barnstone)
The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry
20
Tony Barnstone
Lon Po Po
Lon Po Po
21
Seven Chinese Brothers (Margaret Mahy)
Seven Chinese Brothers
22
Margaret Mahy
Seven Chinese Sisters (Kathy Tucker)
Seven Chinese Sisters
23
Kathy Tucker
Stone Soup (Jan J Muth)
Stone Soup
24
Jan J Muth
Across China (Peter Jenkins)
Across China
25
Peter Jenkins
The China Lover (Ian Buruma)
The China Lover
26
Ian Buruma
Lion Dancer (Kate Waters)
Lion Dancer
27
Kate Waters
Fifth Chinese Daughter (Jade Snow Wong)
Fifth Chinese Daughter
28
Jade Snow Wong
Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
Chinese Cinderella
29
Adeline Yen Mah
Katherine (Anchee Min)
Katherine
30
Anchee Min
Pearl Buck in China
Pearl Buck in China
31
A Thread of Sky (Deanna Fei)
A Thread of Sky
32
Deanna Fei
Yeh-Shen : A Cinderella Story From China (Ai-Ling Louie)
Yeh-Shen : A Cinderella Story From China
33
Ai-Ling Louie
The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale (Ed Young)
The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale
34
Ed Young
Dreaming in Chinese (Deborah Fallow)
Dreaming in Chinese
35
Deborah Fallow
Age of Ambition (Evan Osnos)
Age of Ambition
36
Evan Osnos
The Early Arrival of Dreams (Rosemary Mahoney)
The Early Arrival of Dreams
37
Rosemary Mahoney
Peony (Pearl Buck)
Peony
38
Pearl Buck
Three Daughters of Madame Liang (Pearl Buck)
Three Daughters of Madame Liang
39
Pearl Buck
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