Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe)

Also known as: 北方文艺, 北方文艺出版

Founded
1961
Country / Region
China
Notable books
Records of the Grand HistorianThe Exploitation of the Works of NatureThe Analects

805 books 537 authors

About the publisher

Northern Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on contemporary and modern literary and artistic works, literary theory, and translations of foreign literature, while also covering categories such as history, popular science, Eastern philosophy, and world classics. Its collection includes 737 titles, with representative publications ranging from traditional Chinese classics such as Records of the Grand Historian, The Exploitation of the Works of Nature, and The Analects to foreign literary works including the complete classic plays of Shakespeare, Balzac's Old Goriot and Eugénie Grandet (in celebrated translations by Fu Lei), and The Complete Sherlock Holmes. Its author resources span classical figures such as Sima Qian, Song Yingxing, and Confucius, foreign writers such as Shakespeare and Balzac, and translators such as Zhu Shenghao and Fu Lei. The press combines the transmission of classics with an orientation toward general reading, developing a distinctive profile in both the editing of traditional texts and the translation of foreign literature. Public information is limited, so the above emphasizes the publishing profile reflected in the books held in the collection.

Published (805)

A History of Western Philosophy cover
Rating 4.7
A History of Western Philosophy Bertrand Arthur William Russell / 富强 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This book is one of the philosophical masterworks of the British philosopher Bertrand Russell. In it, Russell devotes specific chapters to major event…
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Rating 4.6
From One to Infinity George Gamow / 郭沛 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 One Two Three... Infinity is one of the world's most influential popular science classics, a book that has shaped generations of Chinese science commu…
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Rating 4.5
What Is Life 埃尔温·薛定谔 / Wang Ting Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This book comprises two celebrated works by Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger: What Is Life? and Mind and Matter. What Is Life? is one of the most infl…
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Rating 4.5
Life Is Like a River Wang Zengqi Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This collection brings together thirty-five classic essays by Wang Zengqi, centering on themes such as his remembrance of old friends, his love for th…
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Rating 4.4
Drunk on Paper and Gold Zhang Henshui Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 In the spring of 1944, itinerant merchants were busy around Daliangzi in Chongqing. Fan Baohua, Li Buxiang, Tao Bosheng and others discussed business …
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Rating 4.4
Records of a Dream of the Eastern Capital 孟元老 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 A timeless classic recalling the splendor of Bianjing (Kaifeng). The author lived for many years in the capital and moved south after the Jingkang cat…
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Rating 4.2
Dreams Are a Body of Water Wang Zengqi Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 Dreams Are a Sheet of Water / Wang Zengqi. Savor the flavors of everyday life, read the feelings of ordinary plants and dust! Plain, elegant, and unad…
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Rating 4.2
After Singing the Lotus, Another Spring Wang Zengqi Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This collection brings together thirty-three essays by Wang Zengqi, all centered on Chinese opera. The writing is delicate, the feeling sincere, and t…
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Rating 4.2
Eating Heartily Liang Shiqiu Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This book is a lively, vivid collection of Liang Shiqiu's essays, featuring over seventy pieces in six sections. Section One, Sweet Rice and Wheat, co…
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Rating 4.2
A Picture of a Hundred Butterflies Wang Zengqi Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This collection features twenty-eight short stories by Wang Zengqi. Set against the colorful and evocative landscapes of his hometown, they celebrate …
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Rating 4.1
The River All Red Zhang Henshui Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 A novel by Zhang Henshui, *Man Jiang Hong* is set against the dark society of the Republican era and tells the poignant love story between a young pai…
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Rating 4.1
Living with Clarity Liang Shiqiu Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This is a classic essay collection by Liang Shiqiu, divided into six sections. Witty without mockery, every piece is exquisite and graceful, yet none …
People Who Make Money Think Differently cover
Rating 4.0
People Who Make Money Think Differently 黄启团 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 Why do some seemingly unremarkable people amass enormous wealth, while others of exceptional ability remain forever trapped by money worries? Drawing …
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Rating 4.0
Sunset Clouds and a Lonely Duck Zhang Henshui Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 *Luoxia and the Lonely Wild Goose* is a classic by Zhang Henshui, telling of the tangled love and hate among the revolutionary Jiang Qiuwu, the maidse…
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Rating 4.0
The Quarrelsome Lovers Zhang Henshui Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 A renowned work from Zhang Henshui's peak creative period, *Huanxi Yuanjia* (The Happy Enemy) tells the tragic fate of Bai Guiying, a celebrated actre…
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Rating 3.9
Dazzled by Wealth and Pleasure Zhang Henshui Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 Set in Chongqing on the eve of victory in the War of Resistance, Zhang Henshui's novel *Paper Drunk, Gold迷* follows the marital crisis between minor c…
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Rating 3.9
Practicing Happiness André Maurois / Fu Lei Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 In The Art of Happiness, Moreau quotes maxims on happiness from more than thirty great philosophers, including Byron, Shelley, Alain, Renée, Nietzsche…
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Rating 3.8
Zhanbiela 薛喜君 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 This novel tells the moving story of the older generation of Longjiang forestry workers, represented by Liu Changming, Yang Shishan, and Jiang Zhanlin…
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Rating 3.7
Notes on Strange Tales of Liaodong 叶遁 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 Qiu Ming and Cui Guoliang, truck drivers from the border town of Ji'an, set out for Andong with engineering materials and run into Mr. Wu, a leader fr…
After the Song of Everlasting Sorrow: On Xuanzong — Li Longji's First 60 Years cover
Rating 3.6
After the Song of Everlasting Sorrow: On Xuanzong — Li Longji's First 60 Years 陈红晓 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2025 When the Tang throne changed hands, the Li imperial clan was also pushed aside and killed. Li Longji, ambitious from youth, shouldered the burden and …

Frequent authors

Zhang Henshui (31)Zhou Zuoren (22)An Zi (20)Cai Dongfan (15)Arthur Conan Doyle (15)Fu Lei (14)Zhang Zhongxing (14)詹幼鹏 (14)刘敬圻 (11)Chen Shuyu (11)Lin Huiyin (10)Josephine Tey (10)