Countdown three seconds, let's run together

Author: Chen Jingyao, Lü Jing, Peng Yongsheng (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Tear off the shameful label of the "80s Generation" and restore the literary essence of young writers! The concept of the "80s Generation" is purely a commercial outcome, its effectiveness in communication and memory aligning with the principles of a commercial society—simple and quick. Writers living under this concept are fortunate; the dark and arduous times when predecessors desperately waited for recognition are merely a signing ceremony for them. However, the media holds today's young writers hostage, just as young writers hold the media hostage—they mutually extort each other. When "80s writing" becomes a label or symbol, its literary significance is lost, and extraneous factors like age and physiology, seemingly unrelated to literature, become what gossip journalists and writers themselves value. The first batch of young writers to enter the field were labeled as the "80s Generation," while subsequent generations, without any authorization, consciously include themselves under this label from the start of their writing careers. In reality, this is not a driving force for their writing but a deep wound. We should bid farewell to the "80s Generation" and allow these young people in their early twenties to become more mature and rational in the face of reality. They should take on the responsibility of dismantling the "youth myth" and ensuring that the "80s Generation" symbol, which is not enduring, has a perfect end. Young writers born in the 1980s describe people and things they know or do not know through their youthful perspective, filled with melancholy and helplessness, dreams and ideals, tangible emotional experiences, and even more profound and thought-provoking meanings. The collection "Run Together in the Last Three Seconds" contains over twenty short stories, all carefully selected by the authors, each with its own unique style, showcasing the diversification trend of youth literature.