Novel Monthly Service - 8th Baihua Award Nominated Works Collection: 8th Baihua Award Nominated Works Collection

Author: Editorial Department of "Story Monthly"
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Publishing Date: 2001-11-01
Features: The editorial format of this book is largely consistent with that of "Selected Works of Winners of the 'Story Monthly' Baihua Award." The book remains divided into two parts—medium-length fiction and short fiction—with a total of 8 medium-length fictions and 8 short fictions. Both the authors and their works are arranged in order of the number of votes received. Presented to the readers, this book can be considered a sister volume to the "Selected Works of Winners of the 'Story Monthly' Baihua Award." As is well known, the establishment of any award must specify the items, categories, levels, and quantities of rewards, otherwise it cannot be implemented in practice. For this very reason, every award is inevitably marred by the of missing out on deserving works, and the "Story Monthly" Baihua Award is no exception. During each vote count to determine the winning entries, there are several works that narrowly missed the mark, falling just a few, ten, or even two or three votes short of winning. These works, whether in terms of ideology or artistry, are no inferior to the winning entries. Yet, it is the limitation of the number of awards that has led to this regrettable outcome.