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What to Read in 2024

A few China titles we're excited to read in the year ahead — and deeper pickings to draw from in our comprehensive book listings project.

What China’s Reading

Our round-up of untranslated Chinese books from the Sinophone world, from “everyday feminism” to working-class struggles, and a globetrotting frog.
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July 1, 5:30pm

Book club: "Soft Burial"

Join us on July 1 in New York (or June 25 in D.C.) to discuss "Soft Burial" by Fang Fang (translated by Michael Berry), a controversial Chinese novel that follows the aftermath of the bloody land reform campaign of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Spots limited, register now to secure your seat.