Hao Shao. Modern Masters' Essays Anthology

Author: Wen Yuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Xiao Hong's life was short. She lived only to the age of 31 and left this world in war-torn Hong Kong, carrying pain and fear. Xiao Hong's literary output was not very large. Novels, essays, poetry, and drama combined were less than 1 million words, but they formed a striking and unique landscape on the literary skyline of 20th-century Chinese literature. Especially her highly individualistic novels and essays were praised by literary giants such as Lu Xun, Mao Dun, and other important writers. Over the years, they have gained increasing recognition from knowledgeable scholars in both Chinese and foreign literary circles, earning great reputation for this unfortunate early deceased female writer. She will remain forever in the blue sky and clear waters, leaving half of Dream of the Red Chamber for others to complete. Throughout her life, she suffered indifference and neglect, faced death first, and was unwilling—unwilling. The disasters of her homeland, the fall of her hometown, and the hardships she encountered in life made this book filled with sorrow and resentment toward the world. Xiao Hong, with landmark works such as Field of Life and Death and The Story of Hulan River, left a shining footprint in the history of modern Chinese literature. Xiao Hong lived only thirty-one years in the world, but she forged nearly a million vivid, elegant, and nationally spirited words with the fire of her passionate life. Whether in novels, essays, poetry, or drama, Xiao Hong's pen always shone with the style of realism. This earned her high reputation among readers both at home and abroad. The disasters of her homeland, the fall of her hometown, and the hardships she encountered in life made this book filled with sorrow and resentment toward the world.