{"product_id":"consuming-literature-9780804749398","title":"Consuming Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will find much to contemplate in \u003ci\u003eConsuming Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCLEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is no book in English that could serve as a more informative or reliable introduction to the literary scene today\" -- \u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents  @toc4:Acknowledgments\tiii  @toc2:Introduction: Commercialization and Literary Best   Sellers\t000  Chapter 1\tBreaking Away: Writers as Cultural Entrepreneurs  \t000  Chapter 2\tPublishing Houses: Creating a Best Seller Machine  \t000  Chapter 3\t\"Second Channel\": Book Dealers, Agents, and   Studios\t000  Chapter 4\tThe Economics of Privacy: Publishing Women's   Writing\t000  Chapter 5\tTranslating Foreign Literature: From Elitism to   Populism\t000  Chapter 6\tLiterary Journals: Between a Rock and a Hard Place  \t000  Conclusion: Literature in a Multimedia Millennium\t000  @toc4:Notes\t000  Glossary\t000  Bibliography\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405557735767,"sku":"9780804749398","price":98.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804749398.jpg?v=1730492824","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/consuming-literature-9780804749398","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}