Bruce Humes

Rank

(sales)

English Title/Author

(for reference only—many have no English title)

Original Title/Author

China Publisher

Comments/Links to English Sites

1

Tiny Times/Guo Jing-Ming

小时代 1.0 折纸时代／郭敬明

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

Top earning China author in 2008.

2

Lala 2: Huanian Sishui /Li Ke

杜拉拉 2：华年似水／李可

Shaanxi Normal University Press

 Second in the Lala series, below.

3

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.

4

Lan Ben Jia Yi/Qi Jin-Nian

澜本嫁衣／七堇年

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

5

Tibet Code (5)/

He Ma 

藏地密码／何马

Chongqing Publishing House

Fifth volume in long-winded tale of mysterious Tibet that begins with sighting of rare Tibetan mastiff. All five volumes have been best sellers.

 Synopsis.

6

Wolf Totem/

Jiang Rong

狼图腾／姜戎

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

Out now in English from Penguin, which reportedly paid the author $100,000 for the rights. Analysis of the work in the China context and a book review.

7

If You are the One/Xiao Gang

非诚勿扰／冯小刚

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

Book based on…the movie.

8

Notebook of a Grave Robber /Nanpai Sanshu

盗墓笔记 （肆）／

南派三叔

China Friendship Publishing

9

The Kite Runner/Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner／Khaled Hosseini

Shanghai People’s Publishing

To find out what happens when a world bestseller is translated into Chinese, read “An Afghan Childhood Re-packaged for the Middle Kingdom.”

10

Eclipse/Stephanie Meyer

Eclipse/Stephanie Meyer

Jieli Publishing House

11

Twilight/Stephanie Meyer

Twilight/Stephanie Meyer 

Jieli Publishing House

12

City of Fantasy/Guo Jing-Ming

幻城／郭敬明

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

Melds fantasy and traditional Chinese martial arts fiction. Sold more than a million copies, despite charges of being highly derivative. But the author has been fined for plagiarism by a court in China for another work.

13

Right Bank of the Argun River/Chi Zi-Jian

额尔古纳河右岸／

迟子建

Beijing Arts & Literature Publishing House

The moving first-person narrative of an elder woman from the endangered Evenki people who traditionally straddle the Sino-Russian border and live off reindeer. Read my translation of the author’s Afterword from Right Bank of the Argun River.

14

New Moon/Stephanie Meyer

New Moon/Stephanie Meyer

Jieli Publishing House

15

The Art of Racing in the Rain/Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain/Garth Stein

Nanhai Press

16

Shaanxi Opera

秦腔／贾平凹

Writers Publishing House

The book won the seventh annual Mao Dun Prize.  

17

The Tibet Code (1)/He Ma

藏地密码 （1）／

何马

Chongqing Publishing House

First volume in long-winded tale of mysterious Tibet which begins with sighting of rare Tibetan mastiff. All five volumes have been best sellers. Synopsis.

18

10 Promises to my Dog/

我与狗狗十个约定／

Tianjin Education Press

19

The Incredible Lightness of Being/Milan Kundera

The Incredible Lightness of Being／Milan Kundera

Shanghai Translation Publishing House

Translation of Kundera’s classic, based on the French version.

20

The Tibet Code(4)/He Ma

藏地密码 （4）／

何马

Chongqing Publishing House

Fourth volume in long-winded tale of mysterious Tibet which begins with sighting of rare Tibetan mastiff. All five volumes have been best sellers. Synopsis

21

Fortress Besieged/Qian Zhong-Shu

围城／钱钟书

The People’s Literature Publishing House

 Classic satirical look at Chinese society by author who studied in France in 1938. 

22

Fuchen/Cui Man-Li

浮沉／催曼莉

Shaanxi Normal University Press

23

Cry me a Sad River/Guo Jing-Ming

悲伤逆流成河／郭敬明

Changjiang Literature & Art Press

Top earning China author in 2008.

24

His Kingdom/

Han Han

他的国／韩寒

Volumes Publishing Company

 He’s a best seller author, a singer, a blogger, and a professional race-car driver. Read the interview. Contact his agent in Hong Kong.

25

Laizi Tianguo de  Jiaohuan Riji/Xiao Ni-Zi

来自天国的交换日记／小妮子

Hunan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House

26

Dancing Through Red Dust/

Murong Xuecun

原谅我红尘颠倒／

慕容雪村

Zhuhai Publishing House

From the author of Leave Me Alone, Chengdu that was long-listed for the Man Asia Literary Prize.

27

Rush to the Dead Summer/

Guo Jing-Ming

夏至未至 （1995-2005）（新版）／郭敬明

Chunfeng Wenyi Press

Top earning China author in 2008.

28

The Tibet Code (2)/He Ma

藏地密码 （2）／何马

Chongqing Publishing House

Second volume in long-winded tale of mysterious Tibet which begins with sighting of rare Tibetan mastiff. All five volumes have been best sellers. Synopsis

29

My Regiment, My Commander

我的团长我的团 （上）／兰晓龙

New Star

Press

WWII war story set in China near Myanmar border.

30

The Tibet Code (3)/He Ma

藏地密码 （3）／何马

Chongqing Publishing House

Third volume in long-winded tale of mysterious Tibet which begins with sighting of rare Tibetan mastiff. All five volumes have been best sellers. Synopsis.