Poetics of the Afternoon: The Li Hui Volume

Author: Li Huo
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Among young writers, Li Huo is one with the greatest self-transcendence and the highest level of writing completion. His works become increasingly subversive in their intrinsic power. In the absurdity lies a startlingly realistic quality, where only a powerful "flower-like" style can determine it. The relationship between cultural tradition and the ecology of intellectuals, as well as the connection between intellectuals and revolution—these important literary motifs of the 20th century—take on new dimensions in Li Huo's works. Whether in writing style, consciousness, depth, breadth, wit, or solemnity, his approach marks the progress of Chinese culture.