The list of Top 10 books in May(2)

The list of Top 10 fiction books in May

The list of Top 10 fiction books in May

Five of the 10 books on the list are actually foreign books. Besides the two from Márquez, The Kite Runner by Afghan-born American author Khaled Hosseini and House of Cards are familiar names among domestic readers, especially since the latter has accumulated a faithful audiences base via its eponymous TV series.

As for domestic fiction, various subjects have all earned popularity. I Belonged to You, a collection of short bedtime stories writer Zhang Jiajia first published online, became the most popular domestic book last month.

Two other best-selling domestic fiction books, The Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong and Prisoner Lu Yanshi by American Chinese writer Yan Geling, while not new have been made hot again by their film adaptations. The film Coming Home, based on Yan's novel and directed by Zhang Yimou, premiered in May amid much controversy. Meanwhile, various promotional activities in April and May for the film The Wolf Totem, directed by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud, drove readers and movie-goers to pick up the original novel before the film hits theaters in December.