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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 ChamberDream of the Red Chamber (Volumes 1 and 2)

1095 books 929 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 (1095)

Birth cover
Rating 3.9
Birth 杨绍斌 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Birth is a semi-autobiographical novel by writer Yang Shaobin, completed over twenty-four years and four major revisions. Told in a rare second-person…
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Rating 3.9
The Martyr Warrior: A Biography of Li Zhi 高志忠 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Li Zhi was a prominent thinker and man of letters of the Ming dynasty and a leading master of the Taizhou School. He passed the provincial examination…
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Rating 3.9
Apricot Garden 董夏青青 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Dong Xiaqingqing's novella and short story collection Apricot Garden is one of the titles in the "New Forces in Chinese Literature Series." The series…
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Rating 3.9
Collected Works of Tie Yang: Novel, Me on the Big Cart 铁扬 Writers Publishing House · 2026 "The Me on the Cart" can be read as the painter Tie Yang's autobiographical novel. By searching for and verifying the life experiences of his grandfat…
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Rating 3.9
A Boy's Story 孙卫卫 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Boyhood Story is a representative work by children's literature author Sun Weiwei. A collection of essays about growing up, it is filled with warmth a…
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Rating 3.9
Traveling Around the World on Horseback 海勒根那 Writers Publishing House · 2026 The author is one of the most notable Mongolian writers born in the 1970s. He attended the 2018 National Youth Writers' Conference and the 2019 Nation…
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Rating 3.9
Complete Works of One Hundred Tang and Song Ci Poets, Volume 2 Zhong Shuhe Writers Publishing House · 2026 Ci poetry originated in the Tang, flourished in the Five Dynasties, and ultimately became the "literature of an age" in the Song. As "the residue of s…
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Rating 3.9
Blue and White 林彦 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Lin Yan's novella and short story collection *Blue and White* comprises seven works: "Blue and White," "To the Left of the Pear Tree Stands the Locust…
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Rating 3.9
Lessons in Retirement 王手 Writers Publishing House · 2026 "If only I were retired," office workers often say when facing the rush and pressure of their days. This is a series of stories on the theme of retire…
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Rating 3.9
Complete Works of One Hundred Tang and Song Ci Poets, Volume 3 Zhong Shuhe Writers Publishing House · 2026 Ci poetry originated in the Tang, flourished in the Five Dynasties, and ultimately became the signature literary form of the Song dynasty. As "the sur…
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Rating 3.9
A Long Song of Righteousness: A Biography of Wen Tianxiang 郭晓晔 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This biography chronicles the luminous life of Wen Tianxiang, who defined "righteous spirit" through his own existence. His tireless pursuit of an ide…
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Rating 3.9
Illusions Arise from Life: A Biography of Pu Songling Ma Ruifang Writers Publishing House · 2026 This is a detailed, scholarly biography. The author is an expert on Pu Songling and also has experience in literary writing; thus the writing is expan…
Complete Works of One Hundred Tang and Song Ci Poets, Volume 8: Seven Poets Including Liu Kezhuang and Liu Chenweng cover
Rating 3.9
Complete Works of One Hundred Tang and Song Ci Poets, Volume 8: Seven Poets Including Liu Kezhuang and Liu Chenweng Zhong Shuhe Writers Publishing House · 2026 Ci poetry arose in the Tang, flourished in the Five Dynasties, and ultimately became the "literature of an age" in the Song. As "the surplus of shi," …
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Rating 3.9
Beside the Fire 道格拉斯·海德 / 龚璇 Writers Publishing House · 2026 This book collects a selection of Irish Gaelic folktales. As the editor remarks, "only the language spoken by those of simple mind can weave the most …
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Rating 3.9
A Chronicle of Rivers and Mountains Jia Pingwa Writers Publishing House · 2026 河山传 is Jia Pingwa's latest novel and his twentieth published full-length novel. It was first published in Issue 5 of Harvest in 2023 and selected for …
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Rating 3.8
In Search of Zhang Zhan 孙惠芬 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A text of mirror-like clarity and striking three-dimensionality, In Search of Zhang Zhan interweaves youthful secrets with officialdom's hidden corner…
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Rating 3.8
Passing By: Selected New Essays by Xiao Fuxing Xiao Fuxing Writers Publishing House · 2026 This collection brings together recent essays by Xiao Fuxing, whose writing is known for its depth of thought and enduring prose style and has been ch…
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Rating 3.8
Selected Poems of Pakistan Zhao Zhenjiang / 蒋朗朗 / 张嘉妹 / 张亚冰 Writers Publishing House · 2026 The Urdu poets and poems selected for this book are all outstanding figures and representative works in the history of Urdu poetry. They showcase the …
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Rating 3.8
Little Taoran (Revised Edition) 房伟 Writers Publishing House · 2026 The story collection Xiao Taoran comprises ten novellas and short stories, ranging from chasing and roughhousing on campus to the fervor of just start…
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Rating 3.8
Yingge Rice 陈崇正 Writers Publishing House · 2026 Yingge Fan is a novel centered on the culture of Yingge dance in Chaoshan. Through three stories spanning nearly a century, it weaves together the liv…

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