Silent Majority

Author: Wang Xiaobo
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: For an intellectual, becoming an elite in thinking is more important than becoming an elite in morality. I started too late, and it's very likely that I won't achieve much, but I must state my attitude, so there is this book—for myself, and for the silent majority.—Wang Xiaobo
Wang Xiaobo's works have remained popular, and his novels have created a beauty of their own in the world of literature. This beauty is like a strong light that pierces through the barriers of time, inspiring the hearts of young people who are just beginning to learn to read and write. Moreover, this phenomenon also shows that some of Wang Xiaobo's targets of criticism are still alive. Today, these words and these ideas are still needed in our society. From Wang Xiaobo's enduring popularity, we can only conclude that the spread of liberal ideas in China still has a long way to go. The artistic beauty he in his works, along with the liberal ideas he spreads through his criticism of the real world, has already secured a place in the world's cultural and intellectual treasury. Although there is no certificate like the Nobel Prize to prove this, we believe that time is the certificate of his works' value.
For an intellectual, becoming an elite in thinking is more important than becoming an elite in morality. I started too late, and it's very likely that I won't achieve much, but I must state my attitude, so there is this book—for myself, and for the silent majority.—Wang Xiaobo
Wang Xiaobo's works have remained popular, and his novels have created a beauty of their own in the world of literature. This beauty is like a strong light that pierces through the barriers of time, inspiring the hearts of young people who are just beginning to learn to read and write. Moreover, this phenomenon also shows that some of Wang Xiaobo's targets of criticism are still alive. Today, these words and these ideas are still needed in our society. From Wang Xiaobo's enduring popularity, we can only conclude that the spread of liberal ideas in China still has a long way to go. The artistic beauty he in his works, along with the liberal ideas he spreads through his criticism of the real world, has already secured a place in the world's cultural and intellectual treasury. Although there is no certificate like the Nobel Prize to prove this, we believe that time is the certificate of his works' value.