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Author: Li Shǎshǎ
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: A grand feast of youth literature featuring the (literary battle) and a gathering of stars! Chen Sihé, Director of the Chinese Department at Fudan University, has wholeheartedly endorsed it, emerging to showcase the highest level of 80s literature in the name of literature. Renowned pioneer writer Ma Yuan has highly recommended it and written the preface. Li Shǎshǎ, Zhang Jiawei, Hu Jian, Xiao Fan, and Jiang Feng—five top talents—join forces to create this masterpiece. Li Shǎshǎ's maturity and confidence are built upon more classic reading. His stories have distinct personal characteristics, brimming with tension, mystery, and intrigue. The narrative remains firmly under his control, flowing endlessly, with bright moments emerging from the surging rhythm, transforming, and ultimately dissolving. His words are full of elasticity, always carrying subtle hints.
Zhang Jiawei is entirely different. He showcases more intellect and accumulation. He insists on freely moving between story creation and rational discussion. This kind of writing, where the author is always ready to jump out of the story and dive into rationality, requires a solid foundation and an indispensable habit of reflection. His best model is Milan Kundera, and Zhang Jiawei shares a kindred spirit with him. Hu Jian's stories have a very youthful vibe: restless, witty, ever-changing, and full of possibilities. The text is scattered with points that excite readers—whether sharp wit, innocent ideas, absurd twists, or melancholic thoughts. From start to finish, readers are swept by a relentless gust of words. Xiao Fan's writing is a bit dizzying. Not only are his stories full of hallucinatory colors, but certain traces within them possess a special, entangling power. Seeing this dynamic and sparkling force in the youthful words of Xiao Fan has left me deeply shaken.
The most striking impression of Jiang Feng's novels is their solidness. The stories show no trace of artificiality. Jiang Feng's writing style is steady, and his handling of suspense and rhythm is exceptionally precise. In many details, such as omitting certain plot points, he does so very naturally, revealing his profound skill without effort. His pen is sharp and precise—brief, yet powerful words can reveal his skill as a master storyteller.