Top Books in Chinese Reading Community 2020 | The Bookish Land

Hello friends, happy March! In today’s video, I will take you with me to look at some popular books in the Chinese reading community last year. It’s always fun to have a look at these “end of the year” lists, especially the ones from other communities, isn’t it? [click below] for more details ↓↓↓

Timestamp
0:00 Intro
0:47 Most Viewed Books of 2020
1:39 Top Rated Books of 2020
6:32 Top 10 Chinese Fiction of 2020
7:41 Top 10 Chinese Nonfiction of 2020
8:25 Top 10 Translated Fiction of 2020
10:06 Top 10 Translated Nonfiction of 2020
12:58 Conclusion


◉ Annual report of top books in Chinese Reading Community (2020): https://book.douban.com/annual/2020?source=navigation
◉ Check out my blog post (detailed list): https://www.thebookishland.com/blog/2021/2/27/top-books-in-chinese-reading-community-2020
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◉ Books Mentioned:
→ FRAGMENTS by [IT] Elena Ferrante: https://www.goodreads.com/da/book/show/25361913-frantumaglia
→ FLY ALREADY by [IL] Etgar Keret: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43212798-fly-already
→ THE ART OF MONDO by [US] Mondo Company: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32926109-the-art-of-mondo?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=o8jW4GSi1b&rank=1
→ THE COMING OF THE THIRD REICH by [UK] Richard Evans: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319473.The_Coming_of_the_Third_Reich?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9OAp3zh95b&rank=1
→ KNOW MY NAME by [US] Chanel Miller: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50196744-know-my-name?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1sukzDwI3r&rank=1
→ 父权制与资本主义 PATRIARCHY AND CAPITALISM by [JP] Chizuko Ueno: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54572539?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5xM7oz8Xth&rank=1
→ UZUMAKI by [JP] Junji Ito: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17837762-uzumaki?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=B1eWx9JaLa&rank=3
→ A WILD CHILD’S GUIDE TO ENDANGERED ANIMALS by [UK] Millie Marrotta: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43251202-a-wild-child-s-guide-to-endangered-animals?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=3Icf5TpAhx&rank=1
→ 目光 EYESIGHT by [CN] 陶勇 Dr. Tao Yong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56397565?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LEH5JbnTPJ&rank=1
→ MARCOVALDO by [IT] Italo Calvino: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112481.Marcovaldo
→ THE RINGS OF SATURN by [DE] W.G. Sabald: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/434903.The_Rings_of_Saturn?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CdbnCrrdqT&rank=1
→ 秋园 QIUYUAN by 杨本芬 Yang Benfen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54464385
→ 南货店 GERENAL STORE by 张忌 Zhang Ji: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54797378-2020?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zxChSfg0Cb&rank=1
→ 她们 HER/THEM by 阎连科 Yan Lianke: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54276894?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=od02IMdsUF&rank=2
→ 烧纸 BURNING PAPERS by Lee Chang Dong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54800044?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RLP8qoo5jN&rank=1
→ NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41057294-normal-people?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6AM5l9B3ET&rank=1
→ TIES by Domenico Starnone: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31243077-ties?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OSn6gYOhBb&rank=1
→ THE TESTAMENTS by Margret Atwood: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42975172-the-testaments?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=gAycb16hhl&rank=1
→ RETURNING TO REIMS by Didier Eribon: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17895842-returning-to-reims?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vbDxS1UQlo&rank=1
→ THINGS MY SON NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD by Fredrik Backman: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42833687-things-my-son-needs-to-know-about-the-world?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kGhIgWxtdX&rank=1
→ READING THE ROMANCE: WOMEN, PATRIARCHY, AND POPULAR LITERATURE by Janice Radway: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130763.Reading_the_Romance?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=oGv5Mn6p6O&rank=1
→ No. 9 THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS: SELECTED NONFICTION by Neil Gaiman: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24331386-the-view-from-the-cheap-seats?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1ioW0biEEg&rank=1

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