In China Daily Yang Guang reports that China gives its judgment on foreign literature, as they recently handed out the 21st Century Best Foreign Novel of the Year Award (21世纪年度最佳外国小说 微山湖奖).
Only one of the winning titles is available in English, too -- Richard Francis' The Old Spring; see the Tindal Street publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. The other two winners were Katiba by Jean-Christophe Rufin, and Легкая голова by Olga Slavnikova (see also the Academica Rossica information page).
Only one of the winning titles is available in English, too -- Richard Francis' The Old Spring; see the Tindal Street publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. The other two winners were Katiba by Jean-Christophe Rufin, and Легкая голова by Olga Slavnikova (see also the Academica Rossica information page).