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.
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Rank (sales) |
English Title/Author (reference only—many have no English title) |
Original Title/Author |
China Publisher |
Comments/Links to English Sites |
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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. |
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2 |
In Love in Lijiang/Dian Kangmu |
丽江之恋/点炕木 |
Chongqing Publishing House |
Guide to romance in beautiful Yunnan. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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8 |
Canghuang/Wang Yuewen |
苍黄/王跃文 |
Jiangsu People’s Publishing House |
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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…” |
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10 |
Breaking Dawn/Stephanie Meyer |
Breaking Dawn/Stephanie Meyer |
Jieli Publishing House |
Her site |
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