I am looking to go to China in the not too distant future, hoping to teach English. I have some Chinese friends who are giving me some ideas on things to read. (I would like to get a "feel" for the culture before going.) Anyway, I would like to have some suggestions for books or short stories to read. Classical and/or modern. The only real requirement is that they be available in English, and in the US from either a bookseller or through interlibrary loan--but I can search that part out myself, I guess. If anyone has suggestions--titles/authors and if you know it is in English, I will proceed from there. Thanks.
2007-01-12 03:25:21 · 11 answers · asked by SAMUEL ELI 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Question for Peaches: can you email me? I would like to ask you questions about your experiences teaching in China!!
2007-01-18 08:55:50 · update #1
I spent three years in China, and loved teaching English. You will no doubt have an amazing experience! Here are a few books you may want to try:
_Wild Swans_ by Jung Chang. (http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Swans-Three-Daughters-China/dp/0743246985/sr=1-1/qid=1168623127/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3803358-1658414?ie=UTF8&s=books)
_Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China_ by Paul Theroux. (http://www.amazon.com/Riding-Iron-Rooster-Train-Through/dp/0618658971/sr=1-17/qid=1168624090/ref=sr_1_17/002-3803358-1658414?ie=UTF8&s=books)
_Becoming Madame Mao_ by Anchee Min. (http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Madame-Mao-Anchee-Min/dp/0618127003/sr=1-1/qid=1168624193/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3803358-1658414?ie=UTF8&s=books)
_Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress_ by Dai Sijie. (http://www.amazon.com/Balzac-Little-Chinese-Seamstress-Novel/dp/0385722206/sr=1-1/qid=1168624293/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3803358-1658414?ie=UTF8&s=books)
Ok. This last one has a wacky title, but it is a great non-fiction book that captures the spirit of living in China. It is titled _Foreign Babes in Beijing_ by Rachel DeWoskin. (http://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Babes-Beijing-Behind-Scenes/dp/0393328597/sr=1-1/qid=1168624378/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3803358-1658414?ie=UTF8&s=books)
Enjoy!
2007-01-12 04:54:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 00:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the Amy Tan books and Pearl Buck but an ancient Chinese Classic would be the Tale of Ginji. Your students would probably be familiar with it in the same manner as students here are familiar with Cinderella etc.
I would recommend reading everything your Chinese friends recommend though since they might be more familiar with the current culture.
2007-01-12 04:12:11 · answer #3 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Pearl S. Buck. She wrote the good earth and several other books. She grew up in China, her parents were missionaries there, and continued to write about the culture all her life. She provides not only very insightful comments on the culture, but also provides great observations on how Caucasians were received. Also, read W. Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil.
2007-01-12 04:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
2007-01-12 04:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter" by Adeline Yen Mah.
2007-01-12 10:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by Help Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amy Tan! Although they are fiction they are based on real chinease culture. They are wonderful. I found her most recent book "Saving fish from drowning" very discriptive of modern china. BOL!
2007-01-12 03:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by sparklepup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu is a well known classic. I have read it myself and it is as much a work of philosophy as it is one of military strategy.
2007-01-12 03:34:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-28 05:32:24 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing I could recommend is Monkey, also called Journey to the West. That has it all.
2007-01-18 06:46:41 · answer #10 · answered by snowbaal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋