Haun Saussy's "The Making of Barbarians: Chinese Literature and Multilingual Asia" Published by Princeton University Press

Published on June 8, 2022

A groundbreaking account of translation and identity in the Chinese literary tradition before 1850—with important ramifications for today, The Making of Barbarians looks closely at literary works that were translated into Chinese from foreign languages or resulted from contact with alien peoples. The book explores why translation was such an undervalued practice in premodern China, and how this vast and prestigious culture dealt with those outside it before a new group of foreigners—Europeans—appeared on the horizon.

Haun Saussy is University Professor at the University of Chicago and teaches in the Committee on Social Thought, the department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, the department of Comparative Literature, and the College.

To read more about the book, click here.