"Lighting the Lamp to Examine Swords: A New Series of Essays and Sketches by Winners of the Lao She Literature Prize"

Author: Qiu Huadong
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Publish Date: 2004-03-05
Features: The original meaning of "reading the sword by the lamp" is to carefully appreciate the hard-earned fine sword under the midnight lamp. There are many types of swords, but fine swords are not easily obtained. Therefore, once a fine sword is obtained, it must be carefully appreciated under the lamp. Thus, the articles collected in this book are cultural essays and cultural reviews written by the author in recent years with an appreciative and concerned perspective. They are divided into three sections based on the subjects and content involved.
The first section is about foreign literature and translation-related books. The books and topics involved are the authors the author is particularly fond of and some recent reading hotspots in recent years, such as Nobel Prize winners in Literature, etc. The second section discusses the works of some contemporary Chinese writers. They have become the main force in constructing contemporary literature with their words. Most of them are friends of the author, and as such, there is some excessive praise. As for the third section, the author's focus has shifted to the living environment, specifically Beijing, the new Beijing.