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Consuming Literature : Best Sellers and the Commercialization of Literary Production in Contemporary China by Shuyu Kong is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Consuming Literature : Best Sellers and the Commercialization of Literary Production in Contemporary China about?
This book examines the changes taking place in literary writing and publishing in contemporary China under the influence of the emerging market economy. It focuses on the revival of literary best sellers in the Chinese book market and the establishment of a best-seller production machine. The author examines how writers have become cultural entrepreneurs, how state publishing houses are now motivated by commercial incentives, and how “second-channel,” unofficial publishers and distributors both
Who reads Consuming Literature : Best Sellers and the Commercialization of Literary Production in Contemporary China?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Shuyu Kong
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780804767378
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Reference, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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