2005 China Annual Middle

Author: Novel Selection
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: A woman who was trafficked, deprived of her right to speak and freedom in an extremely brutal manner for ten years, living in fear every day (Ge Shuiping, Shouting in the Mountains). He Hanqing, who has endured almost all forms of suffering and distress and has become emotionally numb, decides to go out seeking death (Fang Fang, Seeking Death). An old news report about a husband's death and a missing wife begins the protagonist's journey of tracing their roots through the misty years (Ye Guangqin, Bandit Legend). The protagonist, filled with grief over the loss of their husband, collects materials in a small town, moving from their own misfortune into the lives of men and women living at the bottom of society (Chi Zijian, All the Nights in the World). Portraying criminals, revealing the evil in human nature, while also igniting sparks of conscience (Han Shaogong, Report to the Government). The loyalty and death of a dog contrast with the cruelty and indifference of humans in the dazzling modern metropolis (Chen Yingsong, Taiping Dog).
The 18 works of 18 outstanding writers selected for this book—Liu Qingbang, Ge Shuiping, Yang Shouheng, He Cunzhong, Zhang Ling, Sa Na, Sun Chunping, Xu Yigua, and Qiao Ye—cover a wide range of themes, feature compelling stories, vivid characters, and diverse narrative techniques. In their vivid and profound portrayal of joys and sorrows in life and the complexities of human nature, as well as in their expression of deep humanistic concern, they all demonstrate excellent quality and rich, brilliant artistic brilliance.
Selected and compiled by authoritative figures in China's fiction world, the 2005 annual middles are carefully chosen from nearly 500 middles published in over 100 literary journals across the country that year, totaling nearly 10 million words. The goal is to review the creative achievements of middles that year and objectively select the most representative and influential annual works in terms of ideological depth and artistic excellence.
The editorial style of Novel Selection has always been characterized by its depth, grandeur, and closeness to reality. With the growing issue of social inequality, widening wealth gaps, and the subsequent focus on marginalized groups becoming a frequent topic in mass media, calls for the conscience of writers have not ceased. To put it another way, compared to those sentimental or alluringly sensual writings, or the self-absorbed and boastful colloquialisms of white-collar and petite-bourgeois readers, works that depict the real lives of ordinary people reach a much broader audience.
—Commentator Zhang Zhizhong, Questioning Death and Experiencing Life (October 2005 issue of Novel Selection)
Shouting in the Mountains is a shocking and realistic work that displays a highly mature artistic style: poetic language, skillful structure, vivid details, and restrained narration, leaving a deep and beautiful impression on the reader.
—Commentator Li Jianjun, Novel Ethics and Chinese Experience (April 2005 issue of Novel Selection)
One day, while buying groceries at the market, I overheard two women complaining. When I arrived, they were exactly at that point. One woman said, "I'm so fed up with life, I might as well just die." The other replied, "Is dying that hard? But where would you die?" The first woman said, "How can I not die? If I can't live, maybe I can die." The second woman then asked, "What about your child if you die? Your in-laws? Your whole family? I'm the same. If I die, what about my paralyzed husband? Would we all just die together?" She said this with a laugh, and the other woman laughed too. Their attitudes and states of mind surprised me greatly. This was the initial inspiration for my novel.
—Fang Fang, Casual Talk
A woman who was trafficked, deprived of her right to speak and freedom in an extremely brutal manner for ten years, living in fear every day (Ge Shuiping, Shouting in the Mountains). He Hanqing, who has endured almost all forms of suffering and distress and has become emotionally numb, decides to go out seeking death (Fang Fang, Seeking Death). An old news report about a husband's death and a missing wife begins the protagonist's journey of tracing their roots through the misty years (Ye Guangqin, Bandit Legend). The protagonist, filled with grief over the loss of their husband, collects materials in a small town, moving from their own misfortune into the misfortunes of men and women living at the bottom of society (Chi Zijian, All the Nights in the World). Portraying criminals, revealing the evil in human nature, while also igniting sparks of conscience (Han Shaogong, Report to the Government). The loyalty and death of a dog contrast with the cruelty and indifference of humans in the dazzling modern metropolis (Chen Yingsong, Taiping Dog).
The 18 works of 18 outstanding writers selected for this book—Liu Qingbang, Ge Shuiping, Yang Shouheng, He Cunzhong, Zhang Ling, Sa Na, Sun Chunping, Xu Yigua, and Qiao Ye—cover a wide range of themes, feature compelling stories, vivid characters, and diverse narrative techniques. In their vivid and profound portrayal of joys and sorrows in life and the complexities of human nature, as well as in their expression of deep humanistic concern, they all demonstrate excellent quality and rich, brilliant artistic brilliance.
Selected and compiled by authoritative figures in China's fiction world, the 2005 annual middles are carefully chosen from nearly 500 middles published in over 100 literary journals across the country that year, totaling nearly 10 million words. The goal is to review the creative achievements of middles that year and objectively select the most representative and influential annual works in terms of ideological depth and artistic excellence.
The editorial style of Novel Selection has always been characterized by its depth, grandeur, and closeness to reality. With the growing issue of social inequality, widening wealth gaps, and the subsequent focus on marginalized groups becoming a frequent topic in mass media, calls for the conscience of writers have not ceased. To put it another way, compared to those sentimental or alluringly sensual writings, or the self-absorbed and boastful colloquialisms of white-collar and petite-bourgeois readers, works that depict the real lives of ordinary people reach a much broader audience.
—Commentator Zhang Zhizhong, Questioning Death and Experiencing Life (October 2005 issue of Novel Selection)
Shouting in the Mountains is a shocking and realistic work that displays a highly mature artistic style: poetic language, skillful structure, vivid details, and restrained narration, leaving a deep and beautiful impression on the reader.
—Commentator Li Jianjun, Novel Ethics and Chinese Experience (April 2005 issue of Novel Selection)
One day, while buying groceries at the market, I overheard two women complaining. When I arrived, they were exactly at that point. One woman said, "I'm so fed up with life, I might as well just die." The other replied, "Is dying that hard? But where would you die?" The first woman said, "How can I not die? If I can't live, maybe I can die." The second woman then asked, "What about your child if you die? Your in-laws? Your whole family? I'm the same. If I die, what about my paralyzed husband? Would we all just die together?" She said this with a laugh, and the other woman laughed too. Their attitudes and states of mind surprised me greatly. This was the initial inspiration for my novel.
—Fang Fang, Casual Talk