Selected Essays of Bing Xin

Author: Bing Xin
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Throughout history, how many exquisite prose pieces, like pearls, have shone brilliantly! The "Hundred Flowers Prose Series" may not claim to have strung them into a necklace, but here they are no longer scattered pearls but are more convenient to read and appreciate. The selected chapters focus on lyrical and narrative prose; the themes range from society and life to parting emotions and flowers and plants; the styles are both grand and vigorous, as well as subtle and reserved. The "Hundred Flowers Prose Series" broadly gathers and inclusively embraces. It may not be called a "Treasure Collection," but the works included still possess brilliance that can be referenced. The "Hundred Flowers Prose Series" includes the "Ancient Prose Series," "Modern Prose Series," and "Contemporary Prose Series," all published in separate volumes, selected and compiled by different authors.
I. This "Modern Prose Series" is a part of the "Hundred Flowers Prose Series." It selects renowned and outstanding works of prose writers from 1917 to 1949, compiled into individual volumes by authors.
II. The selected authors are all famous prose writers of that era, and the chosen works are as much as possible aligned with the development of their prose writing.
III. Each volume begins with an introductory preface of over 10,000 words, briefly introducing the author's life and, in conjunction with the selected prose, analyzing and evaluating their artistic characteristics, creative development, and influence.
IV. The selected works are marked with the original publication source and date as much as possible; necessary annotations are also provided for parts that are difficult to understand.