Selected Chinese Short Stories

Author: Zhou Daixin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book collects 111 works by mainland writers such as Feng Jicai, Jiang Zilong, Ling Dingnian, Sun Fangyou, and Zhou Daixin, as well as works by Hong Kong and Taiwan writers such as Tao Ran, Yan Chunhou, Zhong Zimei, Xiushi, and Zhong Ling. It also selects 10 short stories by ancient Chinese masters such as Pu Songling, Tao Yuanming, Gan Bao, and Liu Yiqing. Additionally, it includes theoretical essays on short stories by seven writers—Liu Haitao, Yang Xiaomin, Ling Dingnian, Sun Fangyou, Zhou Daixin, Tao Ran, and Xu Xijun. The selected writers include professional writers, lifelong editors, university professors, government officials, and ordinary employees, aiming to fully reflect the nature of short stories as popular literature and originating from the masses. Most of the selected works have won literary awards and are rich in Chinese cultural characteristics, reflecting the lives and joys and sorrows of ordinary Chinese people.