Novel Peking University

Author: Chen Jun, Li Yunlei, Zhang Jie, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The "highlight" of this novel lies first in "Peking University," one of China's highest academic institutions. From here, countless renowned novelists, poets, and essayists have emerged, some of whom are cultural and intellectual giants, truly living up to the title of a "cradle." The protagonists in this book are the "offspring" of this "cradle," some of whom have already, are currently, or will soon leave their mark in the annals of literature and history. The second "highlight" is the authors of the texts. Need we mention Xiao Bo, Liu Zhenyun, Cao Wenxuan, and others? Even figures like Cai Heping, Wang Yuzhi, Chen Jun, Li Yunlei, Liu Lido, Fan Fan, and Ma Yan are well-known or lesser-known, even legendary, in today's literary and poetic circles. The third "highlight" is the texts themselves—romantic, realistic, absurd, authentic, innovative, or unconventional—offering a glimpse into the dazzling landscape of the "literary mansion." Among them are numerous "literary oddities" and "eccentric works," showcasing formidable talent, literary prowess, and an undeniable sharpness of style. This book compiles "Classic Retrospectives," selecting masterpieces by Wang Xiaobo, Liu Zhenyun, Cao Wenxuan, and Cai Heping. Wang Xiaobo's liberal spirit and carnivalesque narrative have had an undeniable influence on subsequent novels, and this "romantic knight" also fought against windmills at Peking University. The five other sections of the book feature equally distinctive and vibrant works.