100 Literary Figures in the Works of Wang Yitao

Author: Xu Xiaohu
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: Based on Xu Xiaohu's interpretation and analysis of Wang Yitao's works that narrate and depict the thoughts and life stories of literary figures, he has composed a "symphony" of 100 biographical sketches for 100 renowned cultural figures from modern and contemporary China, such as Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Lao She, Bing Xin, Hu Feng, Ba Jin, Ding Ling, Fu Lei, and Qian Zhongshu. In Wang Yitao's works, the 100 literary figures and Wang Yitao himself are transformed into the "literary stories" that Xu Xiaohu creates between himself and these 100 figures. In this "symphony," each "movement" takes us into a different era, landscape, and culture; it lets us see a variety of lives, personalities, and destinies. These older literary figures, with their exemplary literary, artistic, and personal integrity, and with their eternal pursuit of truth in thought and spirit, are writing the character "man," writing it upright and well. The beautiful fruits of this writing are the result of the joint cultivation of Mr. Xu Xiaohu and Mr. Wang Yitao in the realm of literature. It is the most beautiful melody that can be "heard" from Mr. Xu Xiaohu's 100 "symphonic movements."