‘Miniature masterpieces’ BBC R4 Open Book

Magical monkeys, fiery passion, great emperors, peace, love and beauty: the four ‘Noble Chinese Classics’ have arrived at Real Reads!

Brand new for November 2011, these wonderful cultural masterpieces are as well-known to Chinese readers as Cinderella and Peter Rabbit are to most English-speaking children, and are now available to western readers in an accessible, attractive and uniform format for the first time. Each book is a superb retelling of a classic story of Chinese literature, told in the tone and style of the original by Chinese literature expert Christine Sun, with colourful and dynamic illustrations by Shirley Chiang.

Journey to the West, The Water Margin, The Three Kingdoms and Dream of the Red Chamber will transport readers to ancient China, igniting their imagination and introducing them to all the lively aspects of Chinese culture and story-telling.

To see the titles in this series click here.