August Countryside

Author: Xiao Jun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World War II against Fascism, we have specially compiled and published this series of commemorative books. The series features a mix of Chinese and foreign writers, primarily focusing on medium-length novels, supplemented by a few longer short stories. It artistically recreates the magnificent scenes of the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, fighting bravely against Japanese invaders more than 60 years ago, as well as the global people rising up to resist the atrocities of fascist warfare. At the same time, it truthfully and vividly exposes the brutal and inhumane cruelty of the fascists, as well as the immense disasters brought to the Chinese people and people of all countries by that war. Justice will ultimately prevail over evil. Sixty years have passed since that dark page in human history, and as peace and development have become the two major themes of the world's current progress, we should still learn from history, look toward the future, and strive tirelessly for world peace and human development, as well as for building a fairer and more reasonable new international political and economic order. This is also the original intention behind compiling and publishing this series. August in the Village reveals the harsh truth that without resistance, one would become an eternal slave through the growth process of an anti-Japanese guerrilla unit in the midst of bloodshed.