China Fiction Best Sellers: Oct 26-Nov 1

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Fiction:

China Best Sellers List for Oct 26 to Nov 1 2009

Ranking Compiled by OpenBook, Published by China Publishing Today

(Comments by Bruce Humes)

For a fuller list of monthly rankings for 2009, visit here

 

Rank

(sales)

English Title/Author 

(reference only—many have no English title)

Original Title/Author

China Publisher

Comments/Links to English Sites

1

Story of Lala’s Promotion/Li Ke

杜拉拉升职/李可

Shaanxi Normal University Press

Pointers on office politics and surviving in a China-based multinational. Soon to be a movie directed by the mainland’s high-profile Xu Jinglei, and starring Taiwan singer Stanley Huang.

2

In Love in Lijiang/Dian Kangmu

丽江之恋/点炕木

Chongqing Publishing House

Guide to romance in beautiful Yunnan.

3

King Gesar/Alai

格萨尔王/阿来

Chongqing Publishing House

 Overseas rights to this prose adaptation of the Tibetan epic poem were reportedly sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair. English-language version of interview with the author Alai.

4

Lala (2) huanian sishui/Li Ke

杜拉拉 2)华年似水/李可

Shaanxi Normal University Press

Sequel: Pointers on office politics and surviving in a China-based multinational

5

Twilight/Stephanie Meyer

Twilight/Stephanie Meyer

Jieli Publishing House

Her site

6

New Moon/Stephanie Meyer

New Moon/Stephanie Meyer

Jieli Publishing House

Her site

7

Mizong zhi guo/Tianxia Bachang

谜踪之国/天下霸唱

Anhui Arts & Literature Press

 

8

Canghuang/Wang Yuewen

苍黄/王跃文

Jiangsu People’s Publishing House

 

9

Little Reunion/Zhang Ailing

小团员/张爱玲

Beijing October Arts & Literature Publishing

Little Reunion, written in 1976, is the love story of a traditional Chinese girl and a married national traitor. It greatly resembles that of Eileen Chang and her first husband Hu Lancheng…”

10

Breaking Dawn/Stephanie Meyer

Breaking Dawn/Stephanie Meyer

Jieli Publishing House

Her site

 

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