Fancy footwork (Representative works of contemporary Chinese famous writers' long novels)

Author: Li Hu
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Representative work of renowned contemporary Chinese writers. Li Hu was born in Jiyuan, Henan in 1966. He graduated from the Chinese Department of East China Normal University in 1987 and taught in universities for many years. Currently, he is a professional writer at the Henan Provincial Literature Institute and the deputy editor of the magazine Mangyuan. His works include The Voice of Flora, The Death of the Mentor, The Scene, Poetics of Afternoon, and Forgotten. The Voice of Flora follows the quest to find the protagonist Ge Ren as its central thread, with the unraveling of Ge Ren's life-and-death mystery as its structural core. It depicts Ge Ren's life experiences, political pursuits, and romantic encounters in his brief lifetime, telling the story of an individual's fate amidst historical turmoil. The novel's greatest feature lies in its narrative completed through the testimonies of three key figures and abundant quotations. The numerous characters in the book possess distinct personalities and diverse backgrounds, recounting this historical enigma in different tones, which adds profound meaning and prompts readers to reflect on various existential states such as history versus reality, truth versus fiction, memory versus oblivion, and talkativeness versus silence. The work reflects the wisdom of contemporary literature, carries an extraordinary sense of solemnity, and will leave a lasting echo in the hearts of readers.