Magician and Missionary ("QQ Writer Cup" Competition Grand Prize Winning Works Series)

Author: Xiao Mu Buzhi Ding
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: About "QQ·Writer Cup" Writing Competition
The "QQ·Writer Cup" Writing Competition is a joint initiative by Tencent and Writer's Publishing House, leveraging their respective strengths and capabilities in the industry. It aims to promote high-quality online literary works, discover and nurture new literary talents, and provide a platform for literature lovers and those interested in the internet to read, communicate, and showcase their potential. This competition specially invited legendary figures in the publishing industry, Mr. Zhang Shengyou, as well as renowned writers Wang Meng, Wang Anyi, A Lai, Zhang Ping, Huang Guorong, scholar Cao Wenxuan, critics radar, Li Jingze, netizens Murong Xuexun, journalists Chen Yin, and Zhu Defu, to serve as the final judges, fully reflecting the high standards, seriousness, and authority of this competition. The competition officially launched in May 2004 and concluded in April 2005, receiving a total of 117,000 entries. Through the sincere cooperation and joint efforts of Tencent and Writer's Publishing House, after strict preliminary, secondary, and final reviews, seven novels, six short stories, twenty-five short stories, twenty-four essays, and thirty-seven poems emerged victorious, winning various awards, thus forming this series of winning works from the "QQ·Writer Cup" Writing Competition.
The author's understanding of the novel far exceeds the current common level. The author has proven his talent, I know, I know, this person's grasp of the art of the novel far surpasses that of many novelists. He has true artistic aspirations, and at the same time, he knows how to do it. In this book, he rearranges the world around the imagery of a magician and a missionary.
— Renowned critic Li Jingze
This is a wonderful novel, with skillful and concise writing, demonstrating great mastery, and the characters are well-portrayed.
— Renowned journalist Zhu Defu
The wandering singer "Magician" and the literary young woman "Missionary" are young people who have suffered severe trauma in both their minds and bodies. Faced with life and love, they can never escape the shadow of loneliness and destitution, forever wavering between sin and punishment, life and death. As if there is an invisible hand—desire and hatred—that hollows out their souls and bodies. They love and hate, never understanding and never being understood, thus weaving a story of the lonely and melancholic in abnormal circumstances. The narrative style of the novel is unique, with fluent and concise language, and the story unfolds between reality and fantasy.