Representative work of Su Tong -- Polygamy: Representative work of Su Tong

Author: Su Tong
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: The Ballad of Song uses the unique feudal family model of old China as the framework for the novel, telling the story of a man who marries four women as his wives. However, the author is not concerned with how one man navigates among four women or controls them, but rather with how the four women tie themselves together on one man's neck and, like a dying vine in thin air, while competing for that little bit of air. The Ballad of Song is one of the most exquisite works in the genre of "new historical fiction." Due to the adaptation of the novel The Ballad of Song into the film The Red Balloon (Big Red Lantern), the relationship between serious fiction and film has gradually become a hot topic in academic circles. Su Tong's novels possess a broad and gentle spirit, a damp and ethereal atmosphere, splendid dreams, and a delicate and refined temperament.