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Writers Publishing House

Also known as: 作家, 作家出版社有限公司

Founded
1953
Country / Region
China
Notable books
MacbethDream of the Red Chamber (Volumes 1 and 2)Dream of the Red Chamber

1097 books 931 authors

About the publisher

Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.

Published (1097)

Selected Poems of Bulgaria (Volume Two) cover
Rating 3.6
Selected Poems of Bulgaria (Volume Two) 陈九瑛 / 刘知白 / Zhao Zhenjiang / 蒋朗朗 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This volume draws on Bulgaria's modern literature (from the mid-nineteenth century to the present) and is divided into three periods: poetry of the Na…
The Landscape of Literature and the Charm of Thought (Winner of the 9th Lu Xun Literature Prize) cover
Rating 3.6
The Landscape of Literature and the Charm of Thought (Winner of the 9th Lu Xun Literature Prize) 贺仲明 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Critics analyze literary works from multiple dimensions, whether through close reading of texts or by excavating the writers' creative backgrounds and…
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Rating 3.6
The Village First Secretary 忽培元 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A powerful novel that ties its lifeline to real life. "The First Secretary of the Village" tells how First Secretary Bai Lang leads officials and vill…
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Rating 3.6
Creation in the Wild 周吉敏 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A collection of essays by Wenzhou writer Zhou Jimin, Creatures in the Wild is written for general readers, especially middle and high school students.…
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Rating 3.6
Black Ice 张成功 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A seemingly refined returnee PhD, two stunningly beautiful and mysterious women, three unforgettable, soul-deep romances; the struggle of spirit and f…
Heshen's Three Years: Revelations from a Major Censorship Case in the Qing Dynasty cover
Rating 3.6
Heshen's Three Years: Revelations from a Major Censorship Case in the Qing Dynasty 焦利 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Heshen is remembered as one of the most notorious corrupt officials in Qing history. Yet a corrupt official seldom turns greedy overnight. Heshen was …
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Rating 3.6
A New World: An Account of Suppressing Bandits in One Southeastern Corner 杨少衡 Writers Publishing House · 2026 *Undercover agents, a mysterious young woman, a kidnapped child, turncoat bandits—the plot twists and turns, thick with suspense.* The unwavering revo…
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Rating 3.6
Pastoral 额尔登陶格陶夫 / 照日格图 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This novel unfolds through the perspectives of "Yuan Tuofeng" and the elder Taiji, tracing a timeline of more than twenty years from the birth of a ca…
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Rating 3.6
A Course in the Art of Fiction 冯积岐 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Drawing on years of reading and writing experience, the author examines eleven aspects of fiction from an ontological perspective: the setting of time…
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Rating 3.6
Past and Present Lives of Ci Tunes: A Tale of Tang and Song Ci 周伟励 Writers Publishing House · 2026 From the perspective of ci-pattern titles (cipai), Tracing Ci-Pattern Titles Through the Ages: A Saga of Tang and Song Ci traces their origins, mines …
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Rating 3.6
Selected Literary Criticism of Yu Kexun 於可训 Writers Publishing House · 2026 To promote the innovation and flourishing of literary criticism in Hubei Province, showcase the "E-school literary criticism" brand with Jing-Chu char…
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Rating 3.6
Selected Poems of Egypt 齐明敏 / 李世峻 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Egypt: Selected Poems gathers fifty poems by forty-five poets active in modern and contemporary Egyptian literary circles. The selections vary widely …
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Rating 3.6
Scenery Along the Way 于保月 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A Journey of Scenery collects more than ninety prose pieces by the author, arranged in six sections: Seaside Delights, Among Melons and Hedgerows, Sil…
A Book of the Southwest: One Man's Geographical Record cover
Rating 3.6
A Book of the Southwest: One Man's Geographical Record 乔丽 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Southwest Book: A Personal Geography is an essay collection by Dai writer Qiao Li, written from the perspective of China's southwest. Grounded in her …
Selected Poems of Bulgaria (Volume One) cover
Rating 3.6
Selected Poems of Bulgaria (Volume One) 陈九瑛 / 刘知白 / Zhao Zhenjiang / 蒋朗朗 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This anthology draws from modern Bulgarian literature (mid-nineteenth century to the present) and is divided into three periods: the National Revival …
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Rating 3.6
Anthology of Nepalese Poetry 王子豪 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Selected Nepali Poems, part of the Classic Poetry Library of Belt and Road Countries, gathers nearly fifty representative modern Nepali poems. Modern …
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Rating 3.6
Many Bays 周瑄璞 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Duowan Bay spans more than seventy years, from the 1930s Republican era to the dawn of the new century, tracing the shifting fortunes of four generati…
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Rating 3.6
Chinese Big Shots in Manhattan 陈九 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This book is a new collection of essays by the renowned writer Chen Jiu. In more than twenty pieces, the author recounts the Chinese celebrities he en…
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Rating 3.6
A Study of the Aesthetics of Jia Dashan's Fiction 袁学骏 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Aesthetic Study of Jia Dashan's Fiction is a study of Jia Dashan's fiction, centered on an aesthetic perspective, with traditional Chinese aesthetic m…
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Rating 3.6
Song of the Phoenix Zither: A Biography of Sima Xiangru 洪烛 Writers Publishing House · 2026 As a master of the Han fu genre, Sima Xiangru made important contributions to and holds a significant place in the history of Chinese literature. The …

Frequent authors

Zhao Zhenjiang (27)蒋朗朗 (20)宁琦 (18)刘征 (10)Qiong Yao (10)Huanzhulouzhu (Li Shoumin) (10)Zhong Shuhe (10)He Jianming (9)内蒙古翻译家协会 (9)张陵 (9)William Shakespeare (8)Cao Xueqin (8)