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Must-Read Chinese Books

Here is a list of famous books (well, famous to English readers) written by Mainland or Greater China-born authors.
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The Water Margin (Shi Naians)
The Water Margin
1
Shi Naians
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
2
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol II
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol II
3
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
4
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
5
Cao Xueqin
A Madman's Diary
A Madman's Diary
6
Selected Stories of Lu Xun
Selected Stories of Lu Xun
7
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution
8
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
9
Eileen Chang
To Live (Yu Hua)
To Live
10
Yu Hua
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
11
Jung Chang
Becoming Madame Mao (Anchee Min)
Becoming Madame Mao
12
Anchee Min
The Vagrants (Yiyun Li)
The Vagrants
13
Yiyun Li
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
14
The Man With the Compound Eyes (Wu Ming-Yi)
The Man With the Compound Eyes
15
Wu Ming-Yi
Kinder Than Solitude
Kinder Than Solitude
16
When Red Is Black (Qiu Xiaolong)
When Red Is Black
17
Qiu Xiaolong
Decoded (Mai Jia)
Decoded
18
Mai Jia
Folding Beijing (Hao Jin)
Folding Beijing
19
Hao Jin
Waiting
Waiting
20
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
21
Dai Sijie
The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa
The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa
22
The Last Empress
The Last Empress
23
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
24
Mo Yan
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (Mo Yan)
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
25
Mo Yan
Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
26
Qiu Xiaolong
The Noodle Maker (Ma Jian)
The Noodle Maker
27
Ma Jian
Beijing Coma (Ma Jian)
Beijing Coma
28
Ma Jian
The Dark Road
The Dark Road
29
The Golden Days (Cao Xueqin)
The Golden Days
30
Cao Xueqin
The Crazed (Ha Jin)
The Crazed
31
Ha Jin
Sarong Party Girls (Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan)
Sarong Party Girls
32
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
A Dictionary of Maqiao (Han Shaogong)
A Dictionary of Maqiao
33
Han Shaogong
Fortress Besieged (Qian Zhongshu)
Fortress Besieged
34
Qian Zhongshu
Dream of Ding Village (Yan Lianke)
Dream of Ding Village
35
Yan Lianke
Last Quarter of the Moon (Chi Zijian)
Last Quarter of the Moon
36
Chi Zijian
Cat Country (Lao She)
Cat Country
37
Lao She
The Book of Sins (Chen Xiwo)
The Book of Sins
38
Chen Xiwo
Northern Girls (Sheng Keyi)
Northern Girls
39
Sheng Keyi
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio (Songling Pu)
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
40
Songling Pu
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