Affecting my thirty-two beautiful English articles

Author: Jia Pingwa
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: It can be said that these works made me understand what literature is. Some of them elevated my perspective, others expanded my thinking, and some provided textual inspiration—how to structure, how to use words, how to control rhythm and capture the essence. I am the kind of person who "serves tea to guests when I have tea, and randomly flips through books when I have nothing to do." When I suddenly encountered them, I was instantly struck, followed by a wave of joy or a tremor, and realized that these beautiful writings were written for me—they had been waiting for me. —Jia Pingwa
It can be said that these works made me understand what literature is. Some of them elevated my perspective, others expanded my thinking, and some provided textual inspiration—how to structure, how to use words, how to control rhythm and capture the essence.