Asia
China
5 authors in the ranking·5 rated books·6 books set here
This page shows books whose story is set in China, such as “Wild Swans” by Jung Chang, a family history of three generations of women first published in 1991. Chinese authors in the reader ranking include Liu Cixin. His novel “The Three-Body Problem” was first serialised in 2006, and its English translation won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2015.
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Authors 5
- Liu Cixin1 ranked bookThe Three-Body Problem8.1
- Sun Tzu1 ranked bookThe Art of War7.5
- Jung Chang1 ranked bookWild Swans8.4
- Laozi1 ranked bookTao te Ching8.0
- Cuttlefish That Loves Diving1 ranked bookLord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown8.0
The story is set here 6
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An author's country is their citizenship in Wikidata or, where none is recorded, the country they were born in; a story's setting comes from Wikidata too. Obvious errors and gaps are corrected by hand. Authors are ordered by the number of reader ratings. Country shapes: Natural Earth.