No other literature in the world has such a long and rich history as Chinese literature. This handbook is the first of its kind, containing extensive coverage of the 20th century and also of the authors from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age. The entries contain biographical data, literary evaluation plus references to the most important secondary literature.

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Marc Hermann, Universität Bonn; Henriette Pleiger, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn; Thomas Zimmer, Universität Köln; Weiping Huang, Universität Bonn und Köln