Best non-classical Chinese lit? Moon rune experts weigh in because

if you want non classical cao xueqin (he's the reference base for modern chinese)

>>9492087
What about modern lit?

collected works of jin yong

Which years are we talking here?

Death of a Red Heroine

Chines isn't moonrune, that's Japanese. Chinese is cockroach.

There isn't just "learning it" you mong. It's so tedious.
t. learner

>>9492192
I live in an area with tonnes of Chinese people but I don't know how worth it is to learn compared to Japanese considering I consume a great deal more Jap media.

I want to see if their books tip the scales.

Mao Dun. Rainbow is a good one.

>>9492219
Modern Chinese literature is no better than modern Japanese literature, so if you'd rather watch animu in its glorious original language, go Nip. But there's a fuckload more good Chink lit if you do want to dip into Classical autism.

>>9492597
Sounds like good advice. Is old school Jap any good?

>>9492082
Modern Chinese lit is garbage, aside from Congwen, classical Chinese lit is God tier though.

Eileen Chang

qian zhongshu

>>9492082
Lu Xun / Lao She/ Ba Jin/ Xu Zhimo/ Yu Hua

No translation can do Chinese lit justice, but even just getting a glimpse of the pristine value is worth a shot if you don't like locking yourself in a room for 3 years.