A Dictionary of Maqiao (Chinese: ????; Pinyin: M?qiáo Cídi?n) is a novel written by Chinese writer Han Shaogong. It was first published in 1996 and has been translated into English by Julia Lovell. Yazhou Zhoukan selected it as one of the top 100 greatest Chinese novels in the 20th century.

Maqiao is a village in Hunan province, China. This novel is written in the form of a dictionary, or more accurately, encyclopedia. It collects 115 ?articles? on Maqiao village life from the perspective of a young student sent there by the Down to the Countryside Movement. These ?articles? do cohere into a story.

After this book was published, someones criticised that it violates the copyright of Pavic's book, Dictionary of the Khazars. The author, Han Shaogong, brought a defamation case against the critics and won this case.

External links

• A Dictionary of Maqiao
• Complete Review of ''A Dictionary of Maqiao''

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