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sinoistbooks

Sinoistbooks

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Small Indie Press in the UK specialising in Chinese to English Translation

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Did you know that in China, teapots are coded male, and teacups are coded female? #booktok #worldlit #chineselit #translatedfiction created by Sinoistbooks with Soft boy's Cake
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Did you know that in China, teapots are coded male, and teacups are coded female?

#booktok #worldlit #chineselit #translatedfiction
A first look at the cover for an upcoming title: That Which Can't Be Washed Away by Xu Huaizhong, translated by Haiwang Yuan and Will Spence #booktok
The second of our videos on the hidden meaning of Cherries on a Pomegranate Tree. We hope you enjoy this book!

#booktok #chineselit #worldlit
Introducing Cherries on a Pomegranate Tree! Take a look into the meaning behind the cover, and stay tuned to here more about the title! #booktok
Translator Nicky Harman discusses the sensitivity of Jia Pingwa's Broken Wings. Join us on the 23rd of February for the next CLRC!
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From design to print, here's the cover of Cherries on a Pomegranate Tree

#booktok #chineseliterature #translatedfiction #worldlit #coverdesigning
Who's looking forward to the next season of Sinoist Book Club? #booktok #chineseliterature #bookclub #translatedliterature #worldliterature
Showing off the cover designs for The Sojourn Teashop, one of our upcoming titles 😍

#booktok #chineseliterature #literatureintranslation
During 元宵节, or the Lantern Festival, people would traditionally solve riddles taken from literature, proverbs, and nature... Did you guess this one?
新年快乐！恭喜发财！ Happy Lunar New Year from Sinoist Books, keep watching to see some titles to add to your shelves this year!
#booktok #lunarnewyear
A short taster of previous Sinoist Book Club discussions, translator James Trapp talks about his views on Chinese to English translation.
#chineselit
The final covers vs original drafts

#bookstagram #chinesefiction #chineseliterature #literatureintranslation #translatedfiction #indiepublisher
Trying to not so subtly show of the foil hardback cover of Graft...

#booktok #chineseliterature #chinesefiction #worldliterature #indiepublisher
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#booktok #chinesefiction #chineseliterature #literatureintranslation #worldliterature #indiepublisher
The English title versus the literal translation... Which do you think sounds better?⁠
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#chinesefiction #chineseliterature #worldliterature #literatureintranslation
behind the scenes when producing a new title #booktok #translation #indiepublishing
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