Most Influential Books (China 2003—2005)

Author: Book Review Week of The 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 reread and reinforced; the texts, ideas, and authors that are narrating the contemporary world, building modern thought, contributing new values, and influencing society also need to be continuously sought and embraced. We read classics from thousands of years and a hundred years, as well as new works from the past decade, to renew our thoughts and engage with the times. A 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 reading perspective, rich reading information, and a professional critical attitude.
Robbe-Grillet, Morin, Qiu Xiaolong, Stiegler, Toshio Yasutaro, Jonathan Spence, Ho Peng-Yoke, McLuhan, Kundera, Cheng Bao-Yi, Shu Xing-Bei, Huang Wan-Li, Zhu De-Yong, Ouyang Ying-Ji, Murakami, Susan Sontag's works, The Da Vinci Code, A Journey Through the Long River, The Glory and the Dream.
This book is a selection of content from the 100th issue of Book Review Week, including interviews with heavyweight writers from mainland China over the past two years, reviews of controversial works, rare interviews with overseas writers, and critical articles on heavyweight overseas works. Additionally, it features the distinctive "Beijing News Mainland Book Rankings" for 100 weeks, which serve as a "barometer" for public reading. Readers can clearly see the different trends and subtle shifts in reading tastes published over the past two years by winning this title in the public reading "barometer."