Qin Wenjun's Fragrant Flowers Collection - The Gentian Volume

Author: Qin Wenjun
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This collection is divided into ten volumes, each named after a flower, including "Gardenia Volume," "Orchid Volume," "Lily Volume," "Wintersweet Volume," "Dragonwort Volume," "Lavender Volume," "Rose Volume," "Dianthus Volume," "Narcissus Volume," and "Gladiolus Volume." The selected works encompass various literary forms, such as full-length novels, essays, short stories, and. These ten volumes compile Qin Wenjun's classic works from recent years. Her renowned representative novels, such as "The Boy Jiali," "The Girl Jimei," "The Heart History of a Girl," "No. 3 Tian Tang Street," and "The Autobiography of Liu Gezi," are all included. This collection is rich in content and has a unique style, featuring flower-themed covers, floral chapter heads, and floral letterheads. Each volume also includes personal letters written by the author to young boys and girls. Additionally, it includes prefaces filled with the fragrance of flowers, written by ten renowned Chinese children's literature writers and critics. This collection, much like the characters in Qin Wenjun's works, exudes a youthful energy akin to flowers. The series has an elegant tone, with grand and exquisite cover designs, combining both weight and modernity, making it highly collectible.
Qin Wenjun is one of the most important, representative, and transitional figures in Chinese children's literature since the New Period. Her artistic explorations have opened up new artistic spaces for contemporary Chinese children's literature and brought fresh aesthetic pleasure to young readers. Her novels feature unique artistic structures, vivid details, and a light, humorous tone. They are close to the times,, and the realities of life and psychology of young people. She portrays the hearts of young boys and girls, full of sunshine and floral scents, while also depicting the awkwardness, complexity, joys, and pains of their growth. Qin Wenjun has successfully created iconic characters such as "The Boy Jiali" and "The Girl Jimei," who will shine forever in the gallery of children's literature.
This collection is rich in content and has a unique style, with flower-themed covers, floral chapter heads, and floral letterheads. Each volume also includes personal letters written by the author to young boys and girls. Additionally, it includes prefaces filled with the fragrance of flowers, written by ten renowned Chinese children's literature writers and critics. This collection, much like the characters in Qin Wenjun's works, exudes a youthful energy akin to flowers, making it highly collectible.
This volume includes the two full-length novels that have taken the nation by storm: "The Boy Jiali" and "The Little Devil Lu Zhisheng." "The Boy Jiali" was adapted into film and television works and is one of Qin Wenjun's masterpieces. Critics have said, "The Boy Jiali" is a rare full-length novel that has deeply resonated with primary and secondary school students in recent years. The boy Jiali and the girl Jimei are twin siblings born on the same day, attending the same school. Their brother-sister relationship revolves around various topics, such as how to view stars and singers, how to handle money, how to gain parental attention, and how to deal with smoking and early romance. Many interesting events unfold as they navigate these issues. The work humorously captures the joys, pains, and aesthetic perceptions of young people toward life. "The Little Devil Lu Zhisheng" is a comedic tale of a contemporary Chinese young hero. The story is witty and humorous, offering aesthetic pleasure. The two young protagonists in the work are as resilient and persistent as dragonwort.