- Connecting with publishers, readers and translators from around the world, the book exhibition dedicated to Chinese writer Xue Mo creates buzz at the 74th Frankfurt Book Fair

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning Chinese writer Xue Mo, known for his literary works portraying life in Western China, presented his work of more than 30 books at the China International Book booth. Trading Corporation (CIBTC) at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022. The exhibition of the acclaimed contemporary Chinese author attracted the attention of publishers and copyright agencies from around the world, and the booth was filled with visitors and publishers who wanted to get their hands on his works.

Xue Mo, whose real name is Chen Kaihong, is best known for his Desert Trilogy, also considered a representative work of China's nativist literary tradition. Selected Stories by Xue Mo, containing wonderful short stories that capture the essence of the culture, life and spirit of the region, has been translated into more than 20 languages, including English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Korean , Japanese, Italian, Swedish, Nepali, Hindi and Arabic.

The publication of more works, including The Curse of Xixia, White Fox Ridge, The Monk and the Spirit Woman, Suosalang, etc., established him as an important figure in contemporary Chinese literature, as well as an essential presence in literary representation. from the West of China.

Entitled "Each One Enters His Own Desert: Xue Mo and His Light," the exhibition, which concluded with great success on October 23, premiered his novel Into the Desert and the Hebrew version of Selected Stories by Xue Mo, offering visitors readers from around the world a unique insight into the stories that portray the mysterious cultural landscape of western China.

Translated from Chinese by American sinologist Howard Goldblatt and translator Sylvia Li-chun Lin into English, Into the Desert is one of four stories included in Selected Stories by Xue Mo. Goldblatt said both reading and translating Xue Mo's works Xue Mo are unlike any other experience, adding that he hoped his translation would allow English readers to appreciate the beauty of Western China, while Sylvia Li-chun Lin highly praised Xue Mo's work for its insightful descriptions of the life in western China. The Women The Camels and The Dholes is translated by the British sinologist Han Bin, who speaks highly of Xue Mo's work.

"Xue Mo's work introduces the world to the contemporary survival of the Northwest countryside, including physical survival, spiritual survival, nature survival and culture survival, which test people's ability to resist, survive and laugh experience," said Mexican translator Lisa Carducci.

Paolo Marcenaro, a famous Italian translator, hoped to translate more of Xue Mo's works, while Yoann Bernard, director of the Swiss Book Agency, expressed his desire to read more of Xue Mo's works.

Sunandan Roy, director of India's SAMPARK publishing house, said Xue Mo is not only a famous writer, but also a cultural scholar with deep insight into human nature. He hopes to continue working on the translation and publication of other philosophical works by Xue Mo after the publication of The World Is a Reflection of the Mind. Publishers from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden, and Japan, such as Colisión Libros, Nordin Agency, and Tohan Corporation, also showed great interest in publishing Xue Mo's books.

Produced by Sodalite Productions Limited and narrated by BBC Radio Four presenter Sarah Lam, the English audiobook of Selected Stories by Xue Mo is now available. Recalling her experience on filming, Lam said that she felt completely absorbed by the story and that the powerful characters of the two heroines - Lanlan and Ying'er - left a deep impression on her.

With the publication of Xue Mo's works, more and more readers will understand the West, the Silk Road, and even China.

For more information on Xue Mo's works, please visit //www.xuemo.cn/en.

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