2005 China Annual Micro-fiction

Author: Chen Yamei
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The wise "Old Wang" depicts a story with rich dramatic flavor from traditional mailboxes to electronic ones (Wang Meng's "Mailbox"); "I" and my beautiful cousin, who was born at the wrong time, whose beauty can only be a legend (Chen Yonglin's "Cousin"); a child discovers his father's extramarital affair, feeling terrified and uneasy (Zhang Changgong's "Don't Have a Lover Dad"); a thief breaks into a house at midnight, and the homeowner nearly stripped almost naked to push him to the bathroom to wash up (Cui Xinsan's "Thief's Adventure"); a new county magistrate, disguised, is suspected of fraud (Li Qixiang's "You Don't Look Like a County Magistrate").
The compiler selects and edits excellent works from publications such as "Micro-fiction Selection," "Micro-fiction World," "Novel World," "Xinmin Evening News," and "Short Novels," aiming to allow readers to comprehensively understand the creative achievements of Chinese micro-fiction in the current year, objectively and fairly introducing outstanding works with both ideological and artistic excellence, representativeness, and influence. This book emphasizes the unique characteristic of micro-fiction—its brevity and precision, striving to be close to life and in tune with the rhythm of contemporary society. It seeks to capture readers' aesthetic attention in a short time while leaving them with a lasting aesthetic aftertaste. The book includes 127 excellent micro-fiction pieces by 127 authors such as Wang Meng, Feng Jicai, Sun Fangyou, Liu Guofang, Teng Gang, Xing Ke, Cai Nan, and Han Lei.
The works included in this book are: Mouse, Mailbox, Cousin, Thief's Adventure, "Evidence of a Person," "There Is a Beautiful Flower There," Answering the Phone, Name, Father and Son, Household Chores, Dogskin Mattress, and Cross Street, among others.