The Red Tiles

Tales from China
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-84464-599-2
Verlag: Paths Publishing Group

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Cao Wenxuan, a literature professor at Peking University, is the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Anderson award for children's literature. Cao's best-known children's books include Bronze and Sunflower, Straw House, and The Eyes of Dragonfly. His works are recommended in Chinese schools for the use of language. His novels have been translated into English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. Although Cao has tried many themes, morality, the appreciation of beauty and compassion have remained the three main areas of his writing.

The Red Tiles is a collection of Cao’s latest short stories. In these stories, he writes beautifully about the complex lives of children facing great challenges. It shows that children's perspectives are not shallow, and that they experience the same cruelty, fear and depth of life as adults. Cao’s own childhood was filled with miseries and memories of hunger, so he hopes to provide young readers with an understanding of how to treat miseries. His signature language is peaceful, melancholy and beautiful.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cao, Wenxuan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Zhang, Huaicun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- The Story of Herding the Ducks
- A Revolt of The Dolls
- The Ships on the Sea
- Rosewood-coloured Skin
- The Disgusting Dwarf
- The Field of Wormwoods
- The Red Tiles
- The White-bearded Old Man
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Über Autor(innen)

Cao Wenxuan, A literature professor at Peking University, is the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Anderson award for children's literature. Cao's best-known children's books include Bronze and Sunflower, Straw House, and The Eyes of Dragonfly. His works are recommended in Chinese schools for the use of language. His novels have been translated into English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Korean.