Reliving Childhood Dreams: Ling Dingnian's Romantic Novels

Author: Ling Dingnian
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The 8 writers and their works in this series are:'s romantic short story "Secret Plot"; Sun Fangyou's legendary short story "The Maid"; Ling Dingnian's sentimental short story "Passing Childhood Addiction"; Xie Zhiqiang's fantasy short story "The Famous Escapee Halley"; Liu Guofang's philosophical short story "The Swing That Cannot Swing"; Chen Yonglin's humorous short story "If I Were a Woman, How Good Would That Be"; Qin Delong's officialdom short story "The Leader's Randomness"; Sun He's adolescent short story "The Story Isn't Fake." Without a doubt, the aforementioned writers are all landmark figures in China's micro-fiction genre. Their works have long been planted in readers' hearts through the powerful medium of micro-fiction, blooming with brilliant flashes of wisdom. Bringing them all together "on screen" is a sincere gift from Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House to its readers: helping them discover China's top micro-fiction writers and read the most representative masterpieces of Chinese micro-fiction.
Ling Dingnian has been honored internationally as a representative of Chinese micro-fiction creation, a "name card" of Chinese micro-fiction, and an internationally influential micro-fiction writer. Many of the works included in this collection have been published in Chinese-language publications in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, as well as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, and have been deeply loved by readers both at home and abroad. As the German-based writer Tan Lüpings: "Ling Dingnian's micro-fiction is a window through which to observe and record society. It not only possesses vigorous vitality but also enduring timelessness, serving as a reference for sociologists and historians to study the characteristics of the era and social history. Its comprehensive typicality and representativeness make it a valuable resource for social history research even a hundred years from now."