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To My Teacher, With Love, by Yan Geling

Chinese-American author Yan Geling's latest Chinese novel is the story of two high school boys, one a "slumdog" and the other from a wealthy family, and how they both fall in love with their teacher, who is a 36-year-old single mother. The book explores the multiple shades of love the boys experience through their relationship with her - a teacher, a mother-like figure and a woman. Known for her women-centric writing, Yan has worked with director Zhang Yimou to adapt some of her works into films, such as Coming Home (2014) and The Flowers of War (2012). In her new novel, Yan focuses on the emotions that millions of Chinese youngsters battle while growing up.

The Rise and Fall of the Gang of Four, by Ye Yonglie