Flowers of Literature Series -- Selected Prose of Jin Kemu

Author: Jin Kemu Xie Mian Ed.
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This "Contemporary Prose Series" is a part of the "Hua Bai Prose Series." It selects renowned masterpieces of prose writers since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, organized into individual volumes dedicated to each author. The selected authors are all celebrated prose masters of that era, and the chosen works are carefully curated to reflect the development of each author's prose writing. Each volume begins with a lengthy critical preface, providing a brief introduction to the author's life and analyzing and evaluating their artistic characteristics, creative evolution, and influence, in conjunction with the selected prose. The works are annotated with their original publication sources and dates as much as possible; necessary notes are also included for particularly challenging passages. Jin Kemu is a renowned scholar, poet, and prose writer. Since the 1980s, his creative output in prose and essays has reached its peak. This book collects 40 of his essays, reading notes, and cultural sketches. Jin Kemu's prose is rich in literary theory, broad in perspective, steady and profound yet, embodying the perfect fusion of a scholar and a poet.