Selected Prose Works of Xiao Qian

Author: Qian Xue
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This series of "Contemporary Prose" is a part of the "Baihua Prose Series." It selects renowned and outstanding works of prose writers from the period after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, organized into individual volumes dedicated to each author. The selected authors are all famous prose writers of that era, and the chosen works are carefully curated to reflect the developmental trajectory of each author's prose writing. Each volume begins with an extensive critical preface of over 10,000 words, briefly introducing the author's life and combining the selected prose to analyze and evaluate their artistic characteristics, creative development, and influence. The selected works are annotated with their original publication sources and dates as much as possible; necessary notes are also provided for particularly challenging sections. The book includes works such as "Flowing People," "Yandang Journey," "September in Blood," "Symphony of Contradictions," "London Under Silver Kites," "Scenes of the Grasslands," "Late Autumn Crossing the Three Gorges," and "Self-Reflection at Eighty."