The Art of the Brain
Tags
Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Chinese readers who want to understand contemporary Mongolian literary creation and seek an introductory anthology
- Readers interested in pastoral life, grassland customs, and short stories on ethnic themes
- Those who enjoy the short-story form and read in fragments during spare time
- Readers engaged in teaching, editing, or translation research related to ethnic literature
Not a good fit for
- Readers who only read novels and seek complete storylines and grand narrative
- Non-literary readers expecting a systematic introduction to Mongolian history and culture
- Readers highly sensitive to the language shift of translated texts who accept only original Chinese writing
Reading tips
- Need not be read straight through; start with the pieces whose titles or openings attract you most and feel each writer's narrative style.
- After each story, jot down the subject and tone in one or two sentences; review them afterward to grasp the anthology's overall shape.
- When encountering pastoral objects, customs, and terms, look up background information as needed to aid understanding of textual details.
- If a writer's style appeals to you, seek other Chinese translations of their work by author name for extended reading.
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.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 回光
- 脑术
- 朱日克山传
- 鄂尔多斯2049
- 半圆的月亮
- 公社的沙嘎
- 阿爸的树
- 捕狼犬
- 遥远的阿拉腾赫勒
- 茫茫的草原
- 敖包主人传奇
- 盐碱地老人
- 银鼻驼
- 井边上
FAQ
What kind of works does this anthology collect, and is the theme focused?
Will it be difficult to read without knowledge of Mongolian culture?
Is it suitable as shared reading material for classes or book clubs?
Comments
Find this book
This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
The Organizing Committee of the Translation and Publication Project for Outstanding Mongolian-Language Literary Works is a collectively credited body responsible for translating Mongolian-language literature into Chinese and publishing it. Its role is to select original Mongolian-language works and to organize their translation, editing and publication, bringing more of this literature to Chinese-language readers. The works collected under this name, such as Embracing the Sun, Mother's White Clouds, The Steppe Horse Eagle, Brain Surgery, The Moving Mountains and The Wind of Erdenhua (novella volume), span novellas, prose and poetry. Their themes are mostly rooted in grassland life and also address social realities, together presenting the plain yet expansive character of Mongolian-language literature. As the name refers to a collective body, public information is limited, and its specific staffing and operations should not be guessed at; readers may regard it as an ongoing translation and publication project that promotes exchange between ethnic literatures.
