"Return to the Hulan River (Commemorative Edition)"

Author: Xiao Hong
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book was created in 1942, during the most difficult phase of the War of Resistance Against Japan. This made Xiao Hong, who was in Hong Kong at the time, even more nostalgic for her hometown and childhood. Thus, she used her own hometown and childhood life as the prototype to write this novel. In terms of artistic form, it is quite unique: although it depicts characters, it lacks a main protagonist; although it narrates a story, it lacks a central theme; and although the entire seven chapters can stand independently, they form a cohesive whole. With her skillful memory techniques, lyrical prose style, and a writing style that is both heavy and light, the author achieved the pinnacle of her "memoir-style" works!