Zong-qi Cai, professor of East Asian languages and cultures  at Illinois, is growing in prominence as an expert on understanding Chinese literature. He recently signed an agreement with Columbia University Press to be the general editor of a book series titled “How to Read Chinese Literature.”

Also, Cai’s journal, PRISM: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature, has been formally approved by Duke University Press. Co-sponsored by Lingnan University of Hong Kong and the University of Illinois, the journal—his second Duke journal—is yet another fruit of his endeavors to pursue high-profile collaboration between Illinois and Chinese universities.

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