Books by Canaan Morse (translator)
Peach Blossom Paradise
by Canaan Morse (translator) & Ge Fei
🏆 Shortlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature
Peach Blossom by Chinese novelist Ge Fei (real name: Liu Yong) is set at the time of China's Hundred Days' Reform in 1898 when it looked, briefly, as if China's Qing dynasty would embrace reform. The main protagonist is Xiumi, the daughter of a wealthy landowner and former government official.
“Peach Blossom Paradise, a brand new historical novel with fanciful elements by Ge Fei that is set close to 1900 as well.” Read more...
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Historian
Interviews where books by Canaan Morse (translator) were recommended
Ten Historical Novels Set in China
China’s dramatic landscapes, rich culture, and tumultuous political history serves as a rich seam for historical novels. Here, we’ve drawn together a list of recommended titles, selected by and discussed with Five Books interviewees over the years.
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Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong
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Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
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Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution
by Susan Chen (translator) & Tsering Woeser -
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Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center
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Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
All eyes are on China as it occupies an increasingly important role on the world stage and its economic growth continues to barrel on. But behind the Chinese Communist Party’s apparent competence lies a deep insecurity about its relationship with its own citizens, particularly those who question its right to rule them. American historian and Sinologist Jeffrey Wasserstrom picks the best books of 2020 on China.
