Fading Scenery: A Chronicle of New Literature

Author: Tang Wenyi / Mu Dingsheng
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The over one hundred new literary works introduced in this book are essentially precious first editions from the last century that represent the development history of modern Chinese literature. Many of them are the authors' debut works or influential publications at the time. These books are now preserved in the Modern Chinese Literature Museum and are not easily accessible to ordinary people. The book revolves around these books, telling the historical background, people, events, or other related stories associated with their writing and publication. It is both a (s) and a story. The reflections in the articles show the relentless exploration of predecessors into society and life, their dedicated pursuit of the literary cause, and their meticulous creative attitude. Some writers completed their works while in poverty and hardship; others finished their works during turbulent and wandering refugee lives; and some authors changed the titles of their progressive works several times to get them published. The book adopts a () approach, striving to recreate the original appearance of the books for readers. It includes nearly three hundred images of book covers, copyright pages, and illustrations, allowing readers to more directly feel the vicissitudes of the history of new literature and providing a more intuitive object for modern literature researchers.