Fifty degrees Celsius

Author: Wang Ai
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: If contemporary existence can be regarded as an immense hypertext, then Wang Ai's novels can be considered a specimen of the Chinese literary form within this hypertext. The term "a specimen" is defined by Wang Ai's demonstrated meaningful individuality in the narrative of his novels. In his existing works, I observe a "post-observation" phenomenon, which manifests as an intricate interplay of immersion in and detached scrutiny of existence, combined with a marvelous penetration. In the compositional relationships between the words in his novels, the texture of the narrative reveals its concrete materiality with a moving sensitivity.