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Shidai Literature Publishing House

Also known as: 时代文艺, 时代文艺出版

Founded
1984
Country / Region
China
Notable books
Zitu Classics Library: Yukio Mishima · The Decay of the AngelZitu Classics Library: Yukio Mishima · Spring SnowZitu Classics Library: Yukio Mishima · Runaway Horses

374 books 197 authors

About the publisher

Shidai Literature Publishing House is a literary publisher known for foreign literature and classic works. Judging from the more than 300 titles in the catalog, its publishing focus is on foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, classic works, and world masterpieces, with attention to translation quality and series-based presentation. Representative books include Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, The Decay of the Angel, and Forbidden Colors in the Zitu Classic Library series, as well as Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Lu Xun's essays, and the four-volume The Sea of Fertility. Its translator resources include Chen Dewen, Gao Huiqin, Lu Qiushi, and Ding Kaite, while the authors involved include Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata, Lu Xun, and Jane Austen. The publisher is characterized by translated literature and reissues of classics, balancing popular reading with cultural accumulation; public information about its complete catalog and publishing plans is limited.

Published (374)

Roaming Alone to the Ends of the Earth cover
Roaming Alone to the Ends of the Earth 常博涵 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2019 In the final years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Murong family of Jinling suffers a catastrophic upheaval, and its young heir, Murong Ya…
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game (Complete Four Volumes) cover
Rating 3.9
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game (Complete Four Volumes) 琬如 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 In February 2017, Chinese Poetry Congress, a large-scale cultural studio quiz show produced by CCTV, drew widespread attention from all sectors of soc…
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Rating 3.9
The Bloodthirsty Crown (2 Volumes) Cao Sheng Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 With Cao Sheng's unrestrained brush, the turbulent years from the end of the Xin dynasty to the early Eastern Han are brought vividly to life. The blo…
Illustrated Capital (The Greatest Representative Work of Marxist Political Economy) cover
Rating 3.8
Illustrated Capital (The Greatest Representative Work of Marxist Political Economy) Karl Heinrich Marx Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 A representative work of Marxist political economy, it unveils the secret of capitalist exploitation—"surplus value"—that shook the world and profound…
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Winter Comes, Snow Captivates the City cover
Rating 3.4
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Winter Comes, Snow Captivates the City 琬如 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 The 'flying flower' drinking game (feihualing) originates from the poetic pleasures of the ancients. The beauty of poetry lies in the sincerity of its…
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Rating 3.4
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Autumn Wind Scatters Red Leaves 琬如 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 However the times may change, the classic poems handed down through the ages remain the most brilliant and radiant strand in traditional Chinese cultu…
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Early Summer, Fragrant Grass Is Deep cover
Rating 3.4
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Early Summer, Fragrant Grass Is Deep 琬如 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 Feihualing, or "flying flower order," originates from the poetic pleasures of the ancients. The beauty of poetry lies in the sincerity and purity of i…
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Rating 3.4
The Complete Guide to Collecting, Appreciating, and Using Incense and Incense Ware 潮流收藏编辑部 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 A Comprehensive Guide to Collecting, Appreciating, and Using Incense and Incense Burners is the first practical book in China devoted specifically to …
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Spring River, Flowers, Moonlit Night cover
Rating 3.4
Reading Poetry in the Flying Flower Game: Spring River, Flowers, Moonlit Night 琬如 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2018 Feihualing originates in the poetic delight of the ancients. The beauty of poetry lies in the purity of its feeling and in the depth of its expression…
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Rating 4.3
Bloodthirsty Crown (Complete in Two Volumes) Cao Sheng Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 With his unrestrained imagination, Cao Sheng brings to life the turbulent years from the fall of the Xin dynasty to the early Eastern Han, and the blo…
Bloodthirsty Crown: The Finale cover
Rating 4.2
Bloodthirsty Crown: The Finale Cao Sheng Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 In Luoyang, danger lurks at every turn—how will Liu Xiu escape with his life? Entering Hebei with only some twenty men, how will he confront the unkno…
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Rating 4.0
Illustrated Meditations 玛克斯·奥勒留 / 杨阳 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 Written in Greek in twelve books, Meditations is a collection of Marcus Aurelius's notes to himself—a spiritual soliloquy and a record of his reflecti…
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Rating 4.0
The Bloodthirsty Crown: Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu Cao Sheng Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 With Cao Sheng's unbridled imagination, the turbulent history from the end of the Xin dynasty to the founding of the Eastern Han is brought to life ag…
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Rating 3.6
Chinese Therapeutic Herbal Medicine 郝娅 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 Chinese herbal medicine embodies the Chinese people's timeless wisdom of health preservation and is a precious legacy from thousands of years of strug…
Adapting to Changing Circumstances cover
Rating 3.3
Adapting to Changing Circumstances 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 Laughter and humor share a close, hard-to-distinguish relationship. Laughter is a form of movement; it expresses an emotion, a state of mind. Humor, b…
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Rating 3.2
Classic Adventure Stories of the World: Wilderness Adventures 马金诚 / 周成龙 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 This book gathers thousands of classic tales of wit and humor, culled from the cultural life of the world's peoples from ancient times to the present.…
The Bloody Path of Officialdom (Boxed Set) cover
Rating 4.0
The Bloody Path of Officialdom (Boxed Set) Cao Sheng Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2016 No work has yet surpassed The Bloody Career in interpreting Li Si, the chancellor through the ages. The Bloody Career unfolds the grand historical scr…
Outsmarting Oneself cover
Rating 3.6
Outsmarting Oneself 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2016 Outsmarting Oneself is part of the Chinese and Foreign Jokes and Humor Collection. Creating an atmosphere of laughter matters greatly in life. Everyon…
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Rating 3.3
A Book Without a Title 暖小团 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2016 When a book is full of stories, it needs no title. From Nuan Xiaotuan—a popular Weibo personality and beloved author on the 'ONE' app—comes this new w…
Selected Horror Novels of Li Ximin cover
Selected Horror Novels of Li Ximin Li Ximin Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2016 Selected Horror Novels of Li Ximin is a book series launched by Times Literature and Art Publishing House in January 2016. The author, Li Ximin, perso…

Frequent authors

Yuwen Bao (43)《中学生博览》杂志社 (37)Feng Zhiyuan (30)陈德文 (14)Yukio Mishima (12)《作文与考试》杂志社 (8)Cao Sheng (8)Wang Fan (8)Victor Wang (8)Natsume Sōseki (7)张矗 (7)景喜猷 (7)