Selected Essays of Ba Jin

Author: Ba Jin / Tang Jinhai / Zhang Xiaoyun (editors)
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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 grass. The styles are both grand and unrestrained, as well as subtle and reserved. With extensive and inclusive selections, the "Hundred Flowers Prose Series" may not be called a "Treasure Collection," but the works included still hold considerable brilliance and reference value. The "Hundred Flowers Prose Series" includes the "Ancient Prose Series," "Modern Prose Series," and "Contemporary Prose Series," all published in separate volumes, each featuring selected works by different authors.
I. This "Modern Prose Series" is a part of the "Hundred Flowers Prose Series." It collects renowned and outstanding prose works from writers active between 1917 and 1949, organized into individual volumes dedicated to each author.
II. The selected authors are all famous prose writers of that era, and the chosen works are carefully curated to reflect the development of their prose writing.
III. Each volume begins with an introductory essay of over ten thousand words, providing a brief overview of the author's literary level and analyzing and evaluating their artistic characteristics, creative development, and influence, in conjunction with the selected prose.
IV. The selected works are annotated with their original publication sources and dates as much as possible; necessary notes are also provided for passages that may be difficult to understand.