The two poles of my life

Author: Ye Xin
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The two poles of life refer to the two hot lands that carry the author's life and provide an inexhaustible source for his creation—Guizhou mountainous areas where he lived for 21 years, and Shanghai and the Jiangnan water towns where he spent his childhood, middle age, and worked. The descriptions of the natural scenery, folk customs, historical allusions, etc., of the two poles are genuine expressions, free from the flaws of artificiality and superficiality. The chapter "Talking about 'Sin Debt'" tells the story behind this popular work and the cultural phenomena it has sparked. Regardless of when or where, the "two poles" surge in the author's heart, providing him with wounded inspiration.