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Any good eastern lit that isn't from Japan? Can anyone point towards some semenal works of literature or well regarded novelists?

>> No.13806974

>>13806971
I want a devoted traditional asian gf like pic related so badly, bros.

>> No.13807536

>>13806971
I would recommend reading the short story Miss Sophie's Diary, and for longer books I would recommend Fields of Life and Death as well as practically anything by Ba Jin. All of this is Chinese lit btw

>> No.13807545

>>13806971
The Analects

>> No.13807568
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>>13806974
>This will never be your gf
https://youtu.be/IL1tDfWDbsA

>> No.13807582

>>13806974
She does anal.

>> No.13807606

>>13806971
Dream of the Red Chamber
Water Margin
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Journey to the West
The Cloud Dream of the Nine
Epic of King Gesar

>> No.13807608
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>>13806971
How do you not at least know by name some of the classics of Chinese literature?

The true hard mode is Korean and various southeast Asian cultures literature.

For Korea, I can personally recommend The Story of Hong Gildong, which is essentially a Robin Hood type story, except with the disgraced son of a concubine who tries to restore filial piety and also superpowers.

>> No.13807617

>>13807582
She does look like Sharon Lee now that you mention it.
Not too sure though if it's actually her.

>> No.13807849

>>13806971
Jin Ping Mei, especially good when reaing with your gf

>> No.13807853

>>13807608
That is very bad cover considering it's penguin classics

>> No.13807864

>>13806971
Source?

>> No.13807915

>>13807568
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5HlwzuAUA

This is some lightly weird shit. Some sort of normie version of isekai anime I think. It's the professionalism of the normal videos which makes it creepy.

>> No.13807939

>>13807915
I'm almost certain it's propaganda financed by the party to trick men into supporting China.
Works pretty well on me though.

>> No.13807950

>>13807582
I have a devoted, traditional Asian girlfriend, she was a virgin before we got together. She does anal.
A woman who is not afflicted by Western solipsism will get pleasure from fulfilling your sexual fantasies.

>> No.13808174

>>13807950

I want you to do exactly what I want.
> But it be painful for me.

I like the idea though.
> I will do it for you because I am not solipsistic.

Thanks darling.
> I rike the idea of a strap-on for my birthday.

Wonderful! This Western solipsism was really getting me down.

>> No.13808220

>>13807568
>>13807915
Looks like some food/tradporn for clueless Western urbanites.

>> No.13808231

>>13806971
who's this cutie mcgookie?

>> No.13808279

>>13806971
>semenal works
I'd give her some semenal work, if you know what I mean.

I'm not even really into chinks, though.

>> No.13808519

>>13806971
Can Xue is quite well regarded

>> No.13808528
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>>13808231

>> No.13808648

>>13807568
Chinese propaganda

>> No.13808702

Are you including indian lit?

>> No.13809808

>>13806971
Vietnam: Truyen Kieu by Nguyen Du ; Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung
China: Any short story by Lu Xun, Diary of a Madman being the obvious choice

I promised myself i'd try to find good Thai, Cambodian and Laotian works but to be honest I have so much chinese and japanese literature to get through.

>> No.13809827

>>13806971
All easterners are yellow monkeys who should be put down.

>> No.13811188

>>13806971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Chinese_Novels

>> No.13811201

>>13807853
The story is from 1600 and it only just got an English translation. It's unfortunately the only cover available for it.

>> No.13811219

>>13806971
Classical Chinese literature of course, but modern China does not produce much that is worthwhile. It's kind of amazing how culturally rotten the country is. Taiwan is a bit of an exception though, and it's the only place in China where philosophy happens too (mostly Confucianism though).

>> No.13811240

>>13811219
>modern China does not produce much that is worthwhile
Define "modern." The civil war era produced Fortress Besieged, Cat Country, Rickshaw Boy, and The True Story of Ah Q.

More recently, there's Ma Jian who is an exiled dissident writer, but he still writes in Chinese and has it translated even though he lives in Britain now. Gao Xingjian is another exiled writer living in France now but he's no longer active.

For mainland writers there's Mo Yan and Yan Lianke.

>> No.13811318

Eileen Chang.

>> No.13811432

>>13808702
yes
no