A 156-year-old book on the French Revolution has become a surprise bestseller in China, with Chinese readers finding ‘links’ in the subject matter to their country's realities.
'The Old Regime and the French Revolution', written by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville around 1856, has become a bestseller, said the Commercial Press, which first published the book's Chinese translation in 1992. Chinese readers have drawn a parallel between the subject of ‘The Old Regime and the French Revolution’ and China's realities on Monday.
Economist Hua Sheng recommended the book on his microblog at Sina Weibo, saying that the country should be ready for possible ups and downs in its transformation.
A Commercial Press employee, who did not want to be named, told official Xinhua news agency that since 1992, the book has been reprinted 10 times, with print runs of at least 3,000 copies on each occasion.
The staff member said that the work has become popular in the last few months but declined to give specific numbers concerning circulation.
Due to its popularity, new editions of the book came on the market this month from publishing houses Guangming Daily Press and Jiuzhou Press, helping increase sales.
At Amazon.cn, a leading online bookstore in China, the book is labelled ‘popular.’ At Douban.com, an online society mostly for young Chinese people to talk about books, music and films, some 2,900 netizens said they had read it or are reading the publication.
A further 7,800 expressed their interest in reading it.
The book has been rated by 1,685 Douban readers and received an average score of 9.1 out of 10 points.
Around 167,000 entries about the book can be found on Sina Weibo, the country's popular social network.
'The Old Regime and the French Revolution', written by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville around 1856, has become a bestseller, said the Commercial Press, which first published the book's Chinese translation in 1992. Chinese readers have drawn a parallel between the subject of ‘The Old Regime and the French Revolution’ and China's realities on Monday.
Economist Hua Sheng recommended the book on his microblog at Sina Weibo, saying that the country should be ready for possible ups and downs in its transformation.
A Commercial Press employee, who did not want to be named, told official Xinhua news agency that since 1992, the book has been reprinted 10 times, with print runs of at least 3,000 copies on each occasion.
The staff member said that the work has become popular in the last few months but declined to give specific numbers concerning circulation.
Due to its popularity, new editions of the book came on the market this month from publishing houses Guangming Daily Press and Jiuzhou Press, helping increase sales.
At Amazon.cn, a leading online bookstore in China, the book is labelled ‘popular.’ At Douban.com, an online society mostly for young Chinese people to talk about books, music and films, some 2,900 netizens said they had read it or are reading the publication.
A further 7,800 expressed their interest in reading it.
The book has been rated by 1,685 Douban readers and received an average score of 9.1 out of 10 points.
Around 167,000 entries about the book can be found on Sina Weibo, the country's popular social network.