Novels by Han authors set among China's ethnic minorities have begun to find buyers among Western publishers. They include Penguin's publication of "Wolf Totem" (狼图腾), Editions Philippe Picquier's purchase of Fan Wen's "Harmonious Land" (水乳大地), and most recently, the sale of English, Italian and Dutch rights for Chi Zijian's "The Last Quarter of the Moon" (额尔古纳河右岸, formerly "Right Bank of the Argun").

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