Collection 10 of Ma Shi Tu's Works: Two Words of Splendor

Author: Ma Shitu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "Collected Works of Ma Shitu," a crystallization of Ma's literary creations over more than half a century, including novels, ( - documentary literature), essays, poems, ( - sketches), travelogues, and ( - essays). In the preface, Ma writes: "I became a writer later 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, in a sense, revolutionary literary works. At the age of ninety, Ma Shitu is a renowned writer known for his sharp wit, relentless writing, and outstanding 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 has tirelessly cultivated the field of literature, publishing a vast number of novels, documentary literature, essays, sketches, poems, and other works, achieving remarkable 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 evident in every line, truly reflecting the conscience and personality of a people's writer."