Monthly Archives: October 2010

Hilary Spurling’s top 10 unputdownable Chinese books

[From the Guardian, London, Tuesday 11 May 2010] 1. Chinese Children at Play written and illustrated by Yui Shufang (Methuen, 1939) This was the picture book that transfixed me as a child. I was entranced by these cool, neat, nifty children rolling marbles, whipping tops, kicking little feathered missiles called Chientse, and trying to beat [...]
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