Manli, Ivory Ring

Author: Lu Yin
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: At the beginning of the vernacular movement in China, Lu Yin was a celebrated literary talent alongside Bing Xin and Shi Pingmei. Amidst the prevailing atmosphere of bourgeois sentimentality and extravagant literary styles, she had already surpassed her era, creating a unique writing style. Mao Dun once remarked, "Reading Lu Yin's entire works is like breathing the air of the May Fourth Movement again. We see passionate yet idealistic young people in the books wandering in frustration in search of life's meaning, and we see young people burdened by centuries of traditional thought constraints, shouting for 'self-development' in the books." This book is a selected collection of Lu Yin's love stories, featuring her representative works from various periods, particularly her later urban romance novels, which are largely included in this volume. Lu Yin's novels were deeply loved by young intellectuals and lovers of literature in her time, earning their favor, evoking their sympathy, and sparking their reflections. Today, can they still be cherished by urban intellectuals and lovers of literature? The answer remains affirmative.