Red Rush - Record of the Left Alliance

Author: Liu Xiaoqing
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book comprehensively records the emergence, activities, and dissolution of the largest literary group that rose in China's literary scene during the 1930s—the Chinese League of Left-Wing Writers. Lu Xun once said that the Left-Wing Literary Movement was the only literary movement in China at that time. Amidst the global red wave, China's revolutionary literary movement, under the harsh winds and frosts, developed at an extraordinary rapid pace and became the mainstream literary movement. It involved a wide range of topics and numerous figures, touching upon many historical issues and shaping the direction of modern Chinese literary history. Many far-reaching literary debates occurred during this period, and many grievances that have lasted to this day were sown during this time. It was a period filled with passion, contradictions, and legendary tales. This book comprehensively records the emergence, activities, and dissolution of the largest literary group that rose in China's literary scene during the 1930s—the Chinese League of Left-Wing Writers. Lu Xun once said that the Left-Wing Literary Movement was the only literary movement in China at that time. Amidst the global red wave, China's revolutionary literary movement, under the harsh winds and frosts, developed at an extraordinary rapid pace and became the mainstream literary movement. It involved a wide range of topics and numerous figures, touching upon many historical issues and shaping the direction of modern Chinese literary history. Many far-reaching literary debates occurred during this period, and many grievances that have lasted to this day were sown during this time. It was a period filled with passion, contradictions, and legendary tales.