Essays 2005 Best Selection

Author: Wu Mengchuan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Essays is a very modest publication. At various literary gatherings, the editors of Essays are always a modest group. None of them are orators, nor do they aspire to be epoch-making figures. They simply carry a heart full of kindness, listening attentively. Although countless people believe that Essays has a positive influence on young writers, including student essays, and although the student demographic represents a huge market from a commercial perspective, we have not created a youth edition or a student edition. Our authors are not lacking in young or student writers, but in the eyes of Essays, they are not a special group. The only thing that can be said is that they, so early on, developed the habit of thinking and a personalized way of expression, which is truly a comforting thing.
Since the New Period, literary creation has generally presented such a situation: the "literary front-line" identity of writers has gradually faded, and they have gradually been liberated from discourse hegemony and modern. They have finally emerged as spiritual individual laborers after the thick fog has dissipated. This is a positive trend, though it is mixed with bewildering events. The improvement in the external environment of writing is a more significant historical fact than any specific creative achievement. In my opinion, the chaotic order of life and daily desires cannot crush literature, nor can materialism. On the contrary, at the right time, they can provide a vast, tragic-toned atmosphere for a few outstanding writers, allowing the literary seed in their hearts to be tested.