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Wang, Meng (ther are more than one Wang, Meng in the catalog. Which one is the correct author? You can check for each entry, or eliminate the impossible one from the date of birth.)
Wang, Meng, 1934- Bu li. English
Mo Yan => Mo, Yan, 1955- (2012 Nobel Prize: Literature)
Life and death are wearing me out : a novel / Mo Yan ; translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt. (2008)
Mo, Yan, 1955- Translations into English.
Pai Hsien-yung => Bai, Xianyong, 1937-
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Chinese literature -- 20th century -- Translations into English.
Women and literature -- China.
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Identify Keywords: Before searching the Library Catalog or other databases, take a few minutes to write down all the words that describe your topic. Use these words in keyword searches. For more help with search strategies, follow the links immediately below.
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Can't Find Books on Your Topic? Some content on a topic can be hidden in small chunks within general works. For example, there may be a few pages or paragraphs on the rusalki in W. F. Ryan's book Bathhouse At Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia.
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