The Story of Hulan River -- Modern Literature Classics Collection

Author: Xiao Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The story takes place in a small county by the Hulan River in Northeast China during the 1920s. In a patriarchal society, life flows like a river in a peaceful manner. It flows calmly with ignorance and hardship, but also with tranquil self-contentment. Here live the people of The Story of Hulan River. However, the essence of a patriarchal society is cruel, and thus the young daughter-in-law of the Old Hu family was tormented to death by ignorant people. Of course, it wasn’t just her; Wang Dazhu, too, was doomed to die in the cold eyes of ignorance. This is perhaps another wave of the patriarchal society. But in the end, it still returns to peace, where tranquility becomes a form of resilient life. These are the life lessons offered to readers by Feng Waizui, the miller in the novel. The Story of Hulan River is a requiem for the lonely childhood of female writer Xiao Hong and a tapestry of customs by the Hulan River.