Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines the changes taking place in literary writing and publishing in contemporary China under the influence of the emerging market economy. It focuses on the revival of literary best sellers in the Chinese book market and the establishment of a best-seller production machine.
Trade Review"Readers will find much to contemplate in
Consuming Literature. The book fulfills an important need to understand the changing nature of the Chinese literary publishing field. The first-hand information Kong has gleaned from interviews is invaluable." --
CLEAR"The book's strength lies in the richly detailed analyses based on comprehensive interviews and field research....Kong demonstrates a keen understanding of the intricacy and complexity which characterize the nascent Chinese publishing industry." --
The China Journal"There is no book in English that could serve as a more informative or reliable introduction to the literary scene today" --
China Review InternationalTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Acknowledgments iii @toc2:Introduction: Commercialization and Literary Best Sellers 000 Chapter 1 Breaking Away: Writers as Cultural Entrepreneurs 000 Chapter 2 Publishing Houses: Creating a Best Seller Machine 000 Chapter 3 "Second Channel": Book Dealers, Agents, and Studios 000 Chapter 4 The Economics of Privacy: Publishing Women's Writing 000 Chapter 5 Translating Foreign Literature: From Elitism to Populism 000 Chapter 6 Literary Journals: Between a Rock and a Hard Place 000 Conclusion: Literature in a Multimedia Millennium 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Glossary 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
