Cannot refuse

Author: Chen Cun
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Reading Chen Cun's writing never makes you deeply sad or joyful. The world he depicts is not one that allows your emotions to soar or plummet. What he offers readers is always a calm and composed narration, at most, a touch of subtle surprise. In the ordinary, people experience the wit of a writer who teases the countless helpless phenomena around him, the tender affection of a father for his little daughter, or the unfiltered commentary of a reckless talker on everything he knows or doesn't know. Indeed, Chen Cun is the most unremarkable of writers, yet he is always irresistible. This book is a collection of Chen Cun's essays and, including dozens of articles he has written over the years on odd tales, social phenomena, men and women, wives and children, historical anecdotes, and the literary world.