por pedroceinos | May 27, 2021 | books, culture
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua One of the best Chinese novels of the 20th century. Without the apparent search for big ideas, it seduces the reader by its simplicity, and ends up entangling him in its plot. Chronicle of...
por pedroceinos | May 25, 2021 | books, culture
The Grand Canal and the Great Wall The Grand Canal and the Great Wall In Brief: A brief review showing some of the similarities between the two iconic works of Chinese history and culture, their goals, and their differences. As well as how they both ended up shaping...
por pedroceinos | May 10, 2021 | books, culture
Hong Ying- An Art of Love without art and without love Hong Ying- An Art of Love without art and without love In Brief: A scandalous novel that fails to shock, and an art of love that is conspicuous by its absence. Already from the beginning, we know that this is a...
por pedroceinos | May 8, 2021 | books, culture
Xin Ran – Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet Xin Ran – Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet In Brief: A work full of exoticism that describes some interesting customs of the Tibetan nomads, but fails to convey emotions to the reader....
por pedroceinos | May 7, 2021 | books, culture
Mao Dun – Rainbow, a beautiful metaphor about a woman and China Mao Dun – Rainbow, a beautiful metaphor about a woman and China In short: This officially unfinished novel by the writer Mao Dun takes on a life of its own to become a model of the vital...
por pedroceinos | Abr 21, 2021 | books, culture
Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read In short: A set of stories of exacerbated realism by one of the finest pens of 20th century Chinese literature, which no one should miss in order to understand both the...
