Works of Ma ShiTu, Issue 11: Literary Essays & Travelogues

Author: Ma Shitu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The Collected Works of Ma Shitu" is a crystallization of Ma's literary creations over more than half a century, including novels,literature, essays, poems, sketches, travelogues, andwritings. In the preface, Ma writes: "I became a writer late in life and cannot claim to be an outstanding one. But I can boldly say that I have participated in the Chinese revolution and consider myself a revolutionary. Therefore, if my works can be called literary works, they are revolutionary literary works. At the age of ninety, Ma Shitu is a renowned writer with a sharp wit, relentless dedication to writing, and outstanding creative achievements. As early as the 1930s, he devoted himself to the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal revolutionary tide. The perilous environment of white terror andlightshadow forged his revolutionary will and also bound him to literary creation. Over 70 years, while engaging in the revolution and carrying out busy leadership work, he tirelessly cultivated the field of literature, publishing a vast number of novels,literature, essays, sketches, poems, and other works, achieving remarkable accomplishments. His creations vividly portray the lives of the people in their revolution and construction, with simple yet sharp and lively language. The sharpness or humor that shines through the lines is a true reflection of the conscience and personality of a people's writer."