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Capturing Chinese Stories: Prose and Poems by Revolutionary Chinese Authors - Including Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Zhou Zuoren, and Lin Yutang (Paperback) Loot Price: R739
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Capturing Chinese Stories: Prose and Poems by Revolutionary Chinese Authors - Including Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Zhou...

Capturing Chinese Stories: Prose and Poems by Revolutionary Chinese Authors - Including Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Zhou Zuoren, and Lin Yutang (Paperback)

Lu Xun; Edited by Kevin John Nadolny, Ivan Niu; Illustrated by Atula Siriwardane

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The essays included in this Capturing Chinese Reader are some of the best from revolutionary China. Reading the great literature of Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Zhou Zuoren, and Lin Yutang is essential for a comprehensive understanding of Chinese history, and literature.

Due to its complex writing system, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Full literacy of Chinese requires a working knowledge of three to four thousand Chinese characters and breaking into reading Chinese literature is a daunting task. "Capturing Chinese Stories: Prose and Poems by Revolutionary Chinese Authors" presents some of the most influential works of modern Chinese literature as a comprehensive tool to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature in its original form.

Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or to look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout. The text used in this book is in simplified characters.

Full story unabridged in simplified Chinese
Pinyin for the entire text
Definitions for difficult vocabulary
Historical explanations and summaries
Author illustrations
Free MP3s read by two native speakers

Free audio files of "Capturing Chinese Stories: Prose and Poems by Revolutionary Chinese Authors" are also included with the purchase of this book and are available for download from the publisher's website. The audio files include both a woman and male speaker. (coming soon)

General

Imprint: Capturing Chinese Publications
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2011
First published: August 2011
Authors: Lu Xun
Editors: Kevin John Nadolny • Ivan Niu
Illustrators: Atula Siriwardane
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-0-9842762-3-3
Subtitles: Chinese
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Readers
Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Self-study texts
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LSN: 0-9842762-3-8
Barcode: 9780984276233

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