Selected Masterpieces of Yu Dafu's Prose

Author: Wen Yuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Xiao Hong's life was short. She lived to be only 31 and left this world in war-torn Hong Kong, carrying pain and fear. Xiao Hong's literary output was not very large. Novels, essays, poems, and dramas combined were less than 1 million words, but they formed a striking and unique landscape on the literary skyline of 20th-century Chinese literature. Especially her highly individualistic novels and essays were praised by literary giants such as Lu Xun, Mao Dun, and other important writers. Over time, they have gained increasing recognition from scholars in both China and the world, earning great reputation for this unfortunate early-deceased female writer. She will remain forever in the blue sky and clear waters, leaving half of Dream of the Red Chamber for others to complete. Throughout her life, she suffered indifference and neglect, faced death first, and was unwilling—unwilling. The disasters of her homeland, the fall of her hometown, and the hardships of her personal life gave this book a tone of sorrow and disillusionment. Xiao Hong, with landmark works such as Field of Life and Death and The Story of Hulan River, left a shining footprint in the history of modern Chinese literature. In her mere 31 years of life on this world, Xiao Hong, with her passionate flame of life, forged nearly a million vivid and elegant words imbued with national spirit. Whether in novels, essays, poems, or dramas, Xiao Hong's pen always shone with the style of realism. This earned her high acclaim among readers both at home and abroad. The disasters of her homeland, the fall of her hometown, and the hardships of her personal life gave this book a tone of sorrow and disillusionment.