Most Influential Books: China 2003—2005

Author: Book Review Week of Beijing News
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The great works that have shaped civilization and the giants who once shook the world need to be revisited and reinforced; the texts, ideas, and authors that are currently narrating the modern world, building contemporary thought, contributing new values, and influencing society also need to be continuously sought and embraced. We read classics from millennia and centuries, as well as new works from the past decade, to renew our thoughts and engage with the times. An influential newspaper presents readers with the books worth reading, the people worth knowing, and the cultural events worth paying attention to in this era's reading landscape, with an open perspective on reading, rich reading information, and a professional critical attitude.
We revisit the works of Robbe-Grillet, Modigliani, Qiu Xiaolong, Stiegler, Tadao Nagamine, Jonathan Spence, Ho Peng-Yoke, Marc Lepage, Kundera, Cheng Bao-yi, Shu Xingbei, Huang Wanli, Zhu De, Ouyang Yingji, and the works of Susan Sontag, The Da Vinci Code, A Journey Through the Long River, and The Glory and the Dream.
This book is a selection of the best content from the 100th issue of Book Review Week, including interviews with influential Chinese writers over the past two years, reviews of controversial works, rare interviews with overseas writers, and critical essays on major overseas works. Additionally, it features the 100-week "Beijing News Domestic Book Rankings," a distinctive list that serves as a "barometer" for public reading. Readers can clearly see the changing trends and subtle shifts in reading tastes in the publications from the past two years by observing which books topped this popular reading index.