New chapter to begin for Chinese books in English
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Some English-language books on China or written by Chinese to be released this year. (Photo Source: China Daily) |
Culture
Foreign Language Press is set to produce illustrated works on acupuncture, Peking Opera and Chinese tea.
Penguin also hopes to boost interest in the Great Wall through The Great Wall in 50 Objects by William Lindesay. Penguin says reading the book is like an "excavation" because it is based on the author's field work and research, combing through history and Western anecdotes of the Wall from the second century BC to the late 20th century.
Another Penguin special examines how music composer Beethoven left a mark on Chinese society. Beethoven in China, co-authored by famed conductor Jindong Cai and Sheila Melvin, a Chinese culture expert, talks about how the composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated with China's process of searching for a way forward.
Leaders
At the ongoing New Delhi book festival, the Foreign Language Press is promoting President Xi's Up and Out of Poverty. It is a selection of speeches by him while he served in Fujian province from 1988 to 1990.
Foreign Language Press, also the publisher of the well-received book The Governance of China, says it will soon release a new book on Xi from the point of the power of his language. Separately, the Central Compilation & Translation Press will release a translation of Xi's selected remarks and essays on his anti-graft campaign.
With regard to former leaders, Foreign Language Press will put out a detailed version on Deng Xiaoping's 1979 visit to the United States.
As the 40th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death approaches, many new titles on him can be expected. Notable among them is expected to be Peking University professor Han Yuhai's book on Mao and his life stories. The book is specially designed to appeal to both younger and foreign readers. The book is said to be highly readable, and follows one on Karl Marx by the same author.
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