Essays Classic 99

Author: Wang Qianxuan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
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Essays are a casual genre. Some say they are like casual clothing in fashion or compatible computers in the family of computers, but in fact, they are more like the blooming and wilting of flowers in nature, the rolling and drifting of clouds. In the realm of essays, the author's pen wanders freely, encompassing everything from the vastness of the world, the transformations of the universe, the depth of human traditions, to the rich and varied content of life, even the trivialities of daily existence, both the metaphysical and the physical, without exception. Essays are also a rare and casual genre, reflected in: essays are difficult to write. The author's talent is necessary, and the skill of the pen is necessary, but possessing these two does not guarantee a masterpiece. In fact, it may take reading through several volumes of books, tasting the five flavors of life, or even surviving a disaster to achieve the true essence of an essay in one's writing. Of course, this refers to the high standards of the art of essays. To select 99 works from the vast number of essays by famous authors is no less than choosing the best among the best, requiring extraordinary high standards. In this process, the selector's personal interests also play a role, which can be called the "third kind of reading" beyond knowledge and leisure.