Home›East and Southeast Asian Literature›Form Mostly Written›EssayBrowse ByEssayFactsEssaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1050 BCE 1Primary Language or TraditionWell-attestedEast and Southeast Asian 1EssayFilter Results6 entriesGenreAllNonfiction Prose (2)Poetry (1)Short Fiction (2)The Novel (5)Original LanguageAllEnglish (2)German (1)Japanese (3)Romanian (1)Sinitic (1)Spanish (1)Vietnamese (1)NationalityAllChina (2)Japan (2)Philippines (1)Vietnam (1)Active EraAll1861 to 1896 (1)1881 to 1936 (1)1896 to 1981 (1)1935 to 2023 (1)MovementAllNew Culture Movement (1)Realism (1)Influenced ByAllJean-Paul Sartre (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Bao NinhEssayHaruki MurakamiEssayJosé RizalEssayKenzaburō ŌeEssayLu XunEssayMao DunEssaySources1. Book of Documents (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaBook of Documents, modern-script chapters dating sentenceQuote, Book of Documents, modern-script chapters dating sentenceSome of its modern-script chapters are among the earliest examples of Chinese prose, recording speeches from the early years of the Zhou dynasty in the late 11th century BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.