Morning friends, I have recently started studying Chinese and

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2017-03-01 04:24:29 Post No. 9174490
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 04:24:29 Post No. 9174490 [Report]

Morning friends,

I have recently started studying Chinese and am very much enjoying it. I would like to read either (/lit/) novels that take place in China or non-fiction books about Chinese history and culture. If anyone has any reccs I would be very grateful.

If anyone has any tips, insights, or stories about learning the language or experiences in China that would be cool too.
谢谢

Anonymous 2017-03-01 04:39:16 Post No.9174541
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This one is great, basically a thriller with a nice dive into history (of China). It's not about "Tokyo", actually.

You may also want to google Robert Van Gulik (never read him, he's just been recc'ed to me a lot).

Anonymous 2017-03-01 04:49:09 Post No.9174582
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 04:49:09 Post No.9174582 [Report]

>>9174541
Thanks, I will look into Gulik. I'm not really much of a thriller person, more of a comfy character-centered novel kind of guy, but I will check out Mo Hayder Tokyo as well.

One more question I have: does anyone have any experience using the Fluent Forever system for learning languages, specifically a logogram language?

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:18:27 Post No.9174681
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>>9174490
For culture- Lin Yutang. My Country And My People and The Importance of Living.

He generalises and romanticises heavily, but in a really likeable way. Of course a lot has changed since the early twentieth century when he wrote, but still plenty of insights/useful/fun stuff in there.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:41:02 Post No.9174747
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:41:02 Post No.9174747 [Report]

>>9174490
Lu Xun's short stories

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:45:21 Post No.9174764
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:45:21 Post No.9174764 [Report]

>>9174490
Hi Agatha.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:46:01 Post No.9174772
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:46:01 Post No.9174772 [Report]

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>>9174747
Seconding both of these and throw in some Xu Zhimo and Yu Hua for literature in vernacular Chinese

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:52:17 Post No.9174790
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:52:17 Post No.9174790 [Report]

Chinese with Mike. Best chinese learning series ever! Period... the rest is just a bunch of bullshit rehashed: introduce, make friends, order food, family names, time.. fuck all that. Chinese with Mike is the shiznits.

Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:56:13 Post No.9174801
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 05:56:13 Post No.9174801 [Report]

Read Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Anonymous 2017-03-01 06:07:20 Post No.9174830
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 06:07:20 Post No.9174830 [Report]

Thank you for the reccs all!

Anonymous 2017-03-01 06:16:03 Post No.9174865
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Anonymous 2017-03-01 06:16:03 Post No.9174865 [Report]

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, I just read it.
It's a short one, pretty simple but fun.

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