Shanghai log

Author: Sun Ganlu
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book collects Sun Ganlu's new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. As a representative figure of the avant-garde in contemporary literature, Sun Ganlu's novels have always exhibited a tendency towards "anti-novel," emphasizing the expression of form and the refinement of language, thereby forming his unique style. The over ten essays beginning with Shanghai Waterflows are recorded in a light-hearted "diary" style, documenting the life states of multiple "sometime in some month of some year," from which one can also see the new directions of some prominent writers and literati in contemporary literature. The text is fluent and readable, occasionally reflecting the author's cultural erudition. The poetry section collected in this book gathers most of the author's poems written to date, revealing his creative journey as well. As one of the "Sea Breeze" series, this work is light and airy yet rich in cultural, making it suitable for literary enthusiasts and an excellent choice for leisure reading. Sun Ganlu is a representative writer of China's contemporary avant-garde literature. His breakthrough work Visiting Dreams, followed by I Am a Teenager in a Wine Jar and Letter from a Messenger, established him as a quintessential "avant-garde." This book collects his new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. The poetry section collected in this book gathers most of the author's poems written to date, revealing his creative journey. This book collects Sun Ganlu's new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. As a representative figure of the avant-garde in contemporary literature, Sun Ganlu's novels have always exhibited a tendency towards "anti-novel," emphasizing the expression of form and the refinement of language, thereby forming his unique style. The over ten essays beginning with Shanghai Waterflows are recorded in a light-hearted "diary" style, documenting the life states of multiple "sometime in some month of some year," from which one can also see the new directions of some prominent writers and literati in contemporary literature. The text is fluent and readable, occasionally reflecting the author's cultural erudition. The poetry section collected in this book gathers most of the author's poems written to date, revealing his creative journey. As one of the "Sea Breeze" series, this work is light and airy yet rich in cultural, making it suitable for literary enthusiasts and an excellent choice for leisure reading. Sun Ganlu is a representative writer of China's contemporary avant-garde literature. His breakthrough work Visiting Dreams, followed by I Am a Teenager in a Wine Jar and Letter from a Messenger, established him as a quintessential "avant-garde." This book collects his new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry.