Chinese literature

Table of contents

1 Ancient texts 2 Military Text 3 Classic Novels 4 Classical Poetry 5 Modern 6 Overseas Chinese Literature

Ancient texts

• Chinese classic texts

• 《孙子兵法》 (The Art of War) by Sun Tzu

• List of Chinese language novelists

• 《红楼梦》 (A Dream of Red Mansions, a.k.a. Dream of the Red Chamber, The Story of the Stone (石頭記 Shitou Ji)) by Cao Xueqin (曹雪芹 cao2 xue3 qin2)
• 《水浒传》 (All Men Are Brothers, a.k.a. Water Margin, Outlaws of the Marsh) by Shi Naian (施耐庵 shi1 nai4 an1)
• 《三国演义》 (The Romance of the Three Kingdoms) by Luo Guanzhong (罗贯中 luo2 guan4 zhong1)
• 《西游记》 (The Journey to the West, a.k.a. Monkey King, Monkey) by Wu Cheng'en (吴承恩 wu2 cheng2 en1)
• 《聊齋志異》 (Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio) by Pu Songling (蒲松齡 pu2 song1 ling2)
• 《金瓶梅》 (Jin Ping Mei) by Lanlingxiaoxiaosheng (蘭陵笑笑生 lan2 ling2 xiao4 xiao4 sheng1)

• Classical Chinese poetry
• List of Chinese language poets

• Lu Xun
• Lin Yutang
• Ba Jin (nom de plume) (real name: Li Feigan)
• Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, 2000
• Bing Xin (冰心)
• Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺)
• Tie Ning (铁凝)

• Amy Tan
• Maxine Hong Kingston