Southbound Chronicle

Author: Zong Pu
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Publish Date: 1998-06-01
Features: The Southbound Chronicle is the volume of the four-volume novel The Wild Gourd Leads, and can also stand alone as a complete work. Set against the backdrop of life at Southwest Associated University during the War of Resistance against Japan, this work vividly portrays the moral integrity and emotional world of Chinese intellectuals. Their great kindness to family and friends, their profound love for their motherland and nation, their intense hatred for the invading enemy, and their deep sorrow over the national catastrophe are all depicted with profound subtlety. The novel has a rigorous and well-structured narrative, elegant and profound language, intricate plot twists, and richly realistic characters. It is highly engaging and a rare gem of literary work in recent years. The Southbound Chronicle follows the plotline of the universities in Beijing beginning their southward relocation after the "July 7th Incident."