{"product_id":"great-books-of-china-by-frances-wood-9781837930210","title":"Great Books of China","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover – or rediscover – the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Books of China\u003c\/em\u003e offers concise introductions, each of them accompanied by generous quotation (in English) from the book in question, to sixty-six works in the canon of Chinese literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe books chosen reflect the chronological and thematic breadth of Chinese literary tradition, ranging from such classics as \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eConfucian Analects\u003c\/em\u003e, through popular dramas and novels like \u003cem\u003eThe Romance of the Western Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Water Margin\u003c\/em\u003e. The collection also includes twentieth-century political and biographical works such as \u003cem\u003eQuotations from Chairman Mao\u003c\/em\u003e and the autobiography of the last emperor, as well as modern novels that are little known in the West, including \u003cem\u003eMemories of South Peking\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSix Chapters from a Cadre School Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrances Wood presents a comprehensive, accessible, and richly informative primer for the uninitiated; a box of delights that opens up an entire literary culture to the inquisitive reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596503335148,"sku":"9781837930210","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0f689414e4ed37e4b323c6d91fb2f082.jpg?v=1777936118","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/great-books-of-china-by-frances-wood-9781837930210","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}