Gao Laozhuang: Critical Edition

Author: Jia Pingwa
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Publish Date: 2004-01-02
Features: A critical commentary on Jia Pingwa's masterpieces. High Old Village is a comprehensive work in Jia Pingwa's long-form writing, revealing his spiral trajectory in cultural pursuit from harmony—displacement—collapse to construction. High Old Village portrays three spaces: the great life, the great society, and the great culture, while incorporating the lives of the lower strata, the daily routines, and even some trivial aspects. It elevates life through perception and presents it from a folk perspective. The exploration of folk inscriptions is woven into the characters' hobbies and plot development, giving the present life of High Old Village a profound historical depth. With hundreds of thousands of words without chapters, it flows like the original pulse of life, and the insertion of inscriptions serves to segment and isolate, creating a sense of detachment in appreciation. The book oscillates between grandeur and intimacy, antiquity and modernity, culture and wilderness, and smoothness and roughness, making it a cohesive work in both cultural stance and artistic planning. May readers brew a pot of clear tea, calm their restless hearts, and savor High Old Village deeply.