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Chinese writers and literary critics feel misunderstood, that much is clear. Why is more Chinese literature not being translated and – perhaps even more importantly – widely read? After all, Isabel Allende and Umberto Eco are hugely popular in translation. I am a translator, currently in China researching contemporary literature. I have been talking to writers ……
One idea that elite universities like Yale, sprawling public systems like Wisconsin and smaller private colleges like Lewis and Clark have shared for generations is that a traditional liberal arts education is, by definition, not intended to prepare students for a specific vocation. Rather, the critical thinking, civic and historical knowledge and ethical reasoning that the humanities develop have……