Wang Shuo Collection Never Treat Me Like a Person

Author: Wang Shuo
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Wang Shuo is lonely in our time. It is he who has persistently upheld the tradition of realism in Chinese literature and the spirit of facing life in the correct direction. Most people are deceived by the superficial playfulness and rogue-like tone on the surface, failing to see that he is, at his core, a true enlightenmentist. They overlook the deep humanistic spirit that flows from his novels, his compassion for the underdogs, his longing for love, and his yearning for the value of individual existence. These books were written ten years ago or earlier. At that time, I was very self-assured, believing in many things and disbelieving in many others. I had strong desires and thought that what I already knew was everything. The people, scenes, and conversations in these books are from my experiences back then. They were not particularly extraordinary in life, but I found them interesting only because I didn’t know more, and I wrote them down with a pretentious air. These scenes are gone, the people have scattered, the living have aged prematurely, and I no longer speak or view myself in the same way. Sometimes, I feel that I have lost the ability to continue writing.