21st Century Chinese Literature Series -- 2003 Prose

Author: Han Zhongliang
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is part of the "21st Century Chinese Literature Series," featuring dozens of the best prose works from China in 2003. These works are rich in content, diverse in themes, ingeniously crafted, beautifully written, and fluently expressive, possessing high literary and artistic value. They showcase the highest level of Chinese prose in 2003 and are highly worth reading, offering readers a delightful aesthetic experience. For years, I have been interested in exploring how the art of prose can break through conventional boundaries. I believe that the concept of "prose" is somewhat similar to that of poetry—it is both a genre that is difficult to define and one that is hard to regulate in terms of rhetorical norms. For example, when we encounter novels, poems, or even plays that are artistically unconventional, we often refer to them as "prose-like," such as "prose-like novels" or "prose-like poems." This demonstrates the broad scope of prose—it can permeate various genres and play a role in subverting rigid artistic forms. Through dilution, dissolution, and subversion, strict formal norms give rise to new artistic vitality. So, is there a form of prose that can be called "prose-like prose"?