Collection 2 of Ma ShiTu's Works: Ten Night Tales

Author: Ma Shitu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "Collected Works of Ma Shitu," a compilation of literary creations spanning more than half a century by the late Ma Shitu, including novels, ( - documentary literature), essays, poems, sketches, travelogues, and ( - miscellaneous essays). In the preface, Ma Shitu writes: "I became a writer out of the blue 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 would be revolutionary literary works. At the age of ninety, Ma Shitu was a renowned writer known for his sharp wit, relentless writing, and remarkable achievements. As early as the 1930s, he devoted himself to the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal revolutionary tide. The perilous environment of white terror and the dangers of swords and knives forged his revolutionary will and also bound him to literary creation. Over the past 70 years, while engaging in revolution and busy leadership work, he tirelessly cultivated his literary career, publishing a vast number of novels, documentary literature, essays, sketches, poems, and other works, achieving outstanding success. His creations, with vivid imagery, dramatic plots, and colloquial language, depict the lives of the people in revolution and construction. His writing is simple yet sharp, yet lively and fresh, with sharp wit or humor shining through every line, truly reflecting the conscience and individuality of a people's writer."