Gladys Yang: 10 books

Book cover of The Tiger King's Skin Cloak and Other Folktales from China
by Various, Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016

Fifth in the series of classic folktales from China. Contains the famous "Magic Knife." Appropriate for children 7 and up.
Book cover of The Scholars
by Gladys Yang, Wu Ching-tzu
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016

The Unofficial History of the Forest of the Literati. A novel of the iconoclasts and intellectuals of the late Ming period.
Book cover of The Dragon King's Daughter

The Dragon King's Daughter

Ten Tang Dynasty Stories

by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016

The Tang Dynasty (618-907) was a golden age of poetry and short stories. In the brief span of two hundred and ninety years many outstanding poets and story writers appeared, including men like Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Li Gongzuo and Bai Xingjian, who have left works which will live for ever. Over...
Book cover of The Frog Rider and Other Folktales from China
by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016

This volume contains folk stories from many different peoples and culture of China, including tales of Tibetan, Han and Uighur origin. The character Nasrdin Avanti may be of particular interest, as some of his adventures are quite familiar to us in the West.
Book cover of The Seven Sisters and Other Folktales from China
by Various, Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016

This book contains twelve folk stories from eleven of the Chinese nationalities--Han, Hui, Mongolian, Miao, Zhuang, Hani, Dongxiang, Tu, Oroqen, Blang and Li. Written in a lively, interesting and humorous style, these stories express the Chinese people's longing for a free and happy life and their pursuit of noble ideals to bring about that better life.
Book cover of The Man Who Sold a Ghost
by Translated by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016

This collection contains some of the best Chinese tales from the third to the sixth century. They fall into two main categories: stories of the supernatural and anecdotes about historical figures. The former, which clearly predominate, evolved from earlier myths and legends.
Book cover of The Magic Bird
by Various, Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016

Seventh and last in the series of Folk Tales from China, featuring multiple tales from various Chinese ethnicities, for ages 7 and up.
Book cover of The Seven Brothers and Other Folktales from China
by Translated by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016

Second title in the series of folklore from China, with tales of Mongolian, Han and Tibetan origin.
Book cover of Selected Plays of Guan Hanqing
by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016

Volume of eight plays by Guan Hanqing, the "Shakespeare of China." Includes Snow in Midsummer, a work which appears on International Baccalaureate Curricula.
Book cover of The Peacock Maiden
by Translated by Gladys Yang
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016

Third in the series of folktales from China, with 12 tales of Dai, Mongolian and Uighur origin. For ages 7 and up.
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