Modern Chinese Translations of Classics

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Modern Chinese Translations of Classics

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Avr 11, 2013, 10:13 am

I'm learning Chinese, and I'm interested in stumbling my way through some of the classics (English translation on hand). But I can't handle the classical Chinese. Does anyone have any resources of information on modern Chinese versions?

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Avr 12, 2013, 11:32 am

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Which classic literature are you looking for, I might be able to find a good translation.

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Modifié : Avr 13, 2013, 4:32 pm

It's pretty much anything I can get, but to pick something I'd really like to read Water Margin.

edit- Which I see now is in vernacular Chinese so I have no idea what I'm talking about. I took a look at it, and it's way to difficult for me to piece together.

Basically I want to get into Chinese literature, but I feel guilty reading English translations and I feel guilty reading modern novels when I haven't read any of the classics. This means I'm asking for classic literature that's easy to understand. An impossible question?

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Avr 14, 2013, 1:11 am

How about this one, "浮生六記" ( Six Chapters of a Floating Life )
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An autobiography written in prose, it is popular, interesting and not lengthy as water margin. it has many translations too.

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Avr 14, 2013, 9:59 pm

That looks awesome. I started with it today, thank you!