The Moon Rotating Within the Heart

Author: Zhu Jiagong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This series of novels showcases the works of young Chinese writers, presenting with exceptional sharpness the possibilities and challenges of contemporary Chinese writing. It reveals the sensitivity still present in Chinese literature at the turn of the millennium, as well as certain signs of decline. These works nearly all focus on the daily experiences of urban "middle-class" individuals in the era of globalization and marketization, often revealing a very interesting ambivalence toward the lifestyle of the "middle class." On one hand, these novels all express a desire for a prosperous life, reflecting the sudden success under the "new economy." These works frequently depict young intellectual women encountering trendy "new economy" entrepreneurs, and these novels almost never conceal their desire for "success." On the other hand, these novels also exhibit a certain alternative rebelliousness, expressing dissatisfaction with the conventional values of the "middle class," which is very similar to the dissatisfaction of the "Beat Generation" toward society in their time.