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Helen Wang

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Winner of the 2017 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation (for "Bronze and Sunflower" by CAO Wenxuan)

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	Money on the Silk Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook to the collections of Sir Aurel Stein in the UK (British Museum Occasional Paper, #129) by Helen Wang (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Perkins (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Music of Ink at the British Museum liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook To The Stein Collections In The UK 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chairman Mao Badges: Symbols and Slogans of the Cultural Revolution 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metallurgical Analysis of Chinese Coins at the British Museum (Oxbow Monograph) by Helen Wang (Goodreads Author), Joe Cribb, Michael R. Cowell 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Aurel Stein: Proceedings of the British Museum Study Day, 23 March 2002 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Numismatics by Helen Wang (Goodreads Author), Francois Thierry, Lyce Jankowski 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	曹文轩中英双语作品集:灰娃的高地 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Helen Wang said: " I'm a few chapters into this book and it's brilliant! I haven't read the Chinese text, and I won't because this feels absolutely authentic and is a joy to read in English. Nicky's language is light and fast, beautifully paced, the vocabulary and phra ...more "

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Helen Wang made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — please could you add illustrator and translator name? topic " https://www.amazon.co.uk/Village-Has-... How can I adjust the creators' names to read: SUN Yu (author), YANG Bo (illustrator), Helen WANG (translator) Ma ...more "
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Helen Wang rated a book it was amazing The Village Has Changed/村庄变了 by Sun Yu	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is about a real village in China - Yucun Village is about 80 km from Hangzhou - and the main character is modelled on a real person, Mr. HU Qingfa. He was born in the village, grew up there, then left to become a migrant worker in the city ...more
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