Selected Essays of Shen Congwen

Author: Shen Congwen / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Shen Congwen's novels are a model of modern Chinese fiction. This book includes Shen Congwen's representative prose collections: Journey to Xiang River, Western Hunan, Letters from Xiang River Journey, and Shen Congwen's Autobiography. Journey to Xiang River recounts the author's observations during his return trip to his hometown to visit his mother in winter 1938. Western Hunan was written when the author traveled through Western Hunan en route to Yunnan in 1938, primarily introducing the scenery, produce, customs, and local culture of Western Hunan. Letters from Xiang River Journey documents the author's observations and reflections while traveling back to Western Hunan in 1934 and writing letters to Zhang Zhaohe. Shen Congwen's Autobiography is a biographical prose work that narrates the author's life journey in the 20 years before leaving Western Hunan. The "Western Hunan world" constructed by Shen Congwen's prose in the Yuanshui River basin is tranquil, harmonious, rich in rural charm, and filled with the poetic essence of pastoral songs. Shen Congwen's novels are a model of modern Chinese fiction. This book includes Shen Congwen's representative prose collections: Journey to Xiang River, Western Hunan, Letters from Xiang River Journey, and Shen Congwen's Autobiography. Among them, Journey to Xiang River recounts the author's observations during his return trip to his hometown to visit his mother in winter 1938. Western Hunan was written when the author traveled through Western Hunan en route to Yunnan in 1938, primarily introducing the scenery, produce, customs, and local culture of Western Hunan. Letters from Xiang River Journey documents the author's observations and reflections while traveling back to Western Hunan in 1934 and writing letters to Zhang Zhaohe. Shen Congwen's Autobiography is a biographical prose work that narrates the author's life journey in the 20 years before leaving Western Hunan. The "Western Hunan world" constructed by Shen Congwen's prose in the Yuanshui River basin is tranquil, harmonious, rich in rural charm, and filled with the poetic essence of pastoral songs.