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20th Century Orientalist Novels and Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie is another way of saying “orientalist,” and it can be referred to the genre of China-based stories, even though it often is used to describe art forms. The Kai Lung stories by Ernest Bramah, The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, and the Chia Black Dragon trilogy by Stephen Marley  are novels written in the twentieth century that reflect on the landscape of China and include cultural aspects. Bridge of Birds, of course, is another fine novel that incorporates these characteristics. Ernest Bramah’s Kai Lung stories are said to be so accurate to the actual setting and culture of China that he must have lived there at some point in his life, however, there is no evidence of that. Since chinoiserie focuses more on the artistic and beautiful side of China, Stephen Marley like to refer to his trilogy as Chinese Gothic because it is more dark fantasy than what chinoiserie implies. There are many more novels and other works of literature in the twentieth century that could be considered orientalist, but these are just a few specifics.