Selected Works of Cao Wenxuan – Skyline Silken Threads

Author: Cao Wenxuan
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Cao Wenxuan is a representative figure of "Neo-Classicism" in contemporary Chinese literature, with a writing style that traces its lineage to the novels of figures like Fei Ming, Shen Congwen, and Wang Zengqi. His works are renowned for their beauty and emotional depth. Whether depicting the world's scenery or the inner lives of characters, his meticulous and fresh prose leaves readers deeply moved. Renowned literary critic Ji Hongzhen once remarked, "Cao Wenxuan's novels, in a very noisy era, provide us with something very warm, beautiful, lyrical—a pastoral, spiritual essence, a style, or perhaps a mood." Another prominent literary critic and deputy editor of People's Literature, Li Jingze, believes that Cao Wenxuan's writing offers an important reference for how we should navigate this era. This collection is a curated selection of Cao Wenxuan's finest works, following his long novels Heavenly Pitcher and Bronze and Sunflower. It features his best short stories and essays, including renowned pieces such as White Fence, Melancholy Pastoral, Blue Flowers, Eel, Clear Moon and Clear Wind, A Chu, and Spring Flowers, Autumn Moon, Azaleas in Summer. Cao Wenxuan is a representative figure of "Neo-Classicism" in contemporary Chinese literature, with a writing style that traces its lineage to the novels of figures like Fei Ming, Shen Congwen, and Wang Zengqi. His works are renowned for their beauty and emotional depth. Whether depicting the world's scenery or the inner lives of characters, his meticulous and fresh prose leaves readers deeply moved. Renowned literary critic Ji Hongzhen once remarked, "Cao Wenxuan's novels, in a very noisy era, provide us with something very warm, beautiful, lyrical—a pastoral, spiritual essence, a style, or perhaps a mood." Another prominent literary critic and deputy editor of People's Literature, Li Jingze, believes that Cao Wenxuan's writing offers an important reference for how we should navigate this era. Cao Wenxuan's long masterpiece The Grass House won the National Book Award. Since its publication in 1997, various editions have sold over 400,000 copies. All of his works, including the long novel Red Tiles and the academic monograph The Way of the Novel, have been reprinted multiple times since their release. In 2003, the Writers' Publishing House released The Collected Works of Cao Wenxuan (9 volumes), which also received widespread acclaim. In 2005, Yangtze Literature Publishing House launched his new long novel Heavenly Pitcher, with an initial print run of 100,000 copies, sparking much discussion in the literary community. Cao Wenxuan's works have also been frequently selected for language textbooks both domestically and internationally.