Selected Works of Wang Anyi

Author: Wang Anyi
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The 20th century was an extraordinary century. The social life of the 20th century was turbulent and underwent profound changes, while the Chinese-language literature of the 20th century was also vast and diverse. Through its own dramatic evolution, it wrote a brilliant page in the five-thousand-year glory of Chinese civilization. Presented in the form of renowned writers collaborating with celebrated works, this series reviews and showcases the abundant achievements and significant progress made in Chinese literature during the 20th century. This book is part of the "60 Masters of the Century" series, where the selected writers have their representative works included in "Selected Works." In addition to the works, expert scholars have written research-oriented prefaces, and bibliographies of the writers' creative works have been compiled. The purpose is to provide readers with necessary guidance and additional information to understand the writers' works, their creative characteristics, and their positions in literary history.
When it comes to Wang Anyi, those who are somewhat familiar with the Chinese literary scene would not be strangers to her. Wang Anyi is a unique and rich presence in contemporary Chinese literature. From her 1981 work Rain, Rain, Rain to her 2000 novel Fuping, over the past 20 years, Wang Anyi has consistently written with resilience and passion about her life experiences, spiritual adventures, and aspirations for life. Her essays themselves radiate the sincerity and simplicity of life, devoid of ornate or deliberately contrived language. Each essay is a life in itself, a microcosm of a real life, plain and unadorned—so much so that it seems one can almost smell the earthy simplicity and kindness of the yellow soil. This book includes several of her short and medium-length stories. Wang Anyi's Selected Works collects her classic and powerful works over the past 20 years, allowing readers to fully appreciate her life experiences, spiritual adventures, and aspirations for life in the poetic and classical atmosphere of traditional Chinese poetry. The included novels are Fading, Love in a Small Town, and others.