Gultu Desert (New Luyuan Library): Selected Short Stories and Novellas by Hong Ke

Author: Hong Ke
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Hong Ke is the recipient of the Second Lu Xun Literature Prize for Short Stories. This native of Shaanxi is fascinated by grasslands and deserts. In his magnificent imagination, galloping horses and towering riders preserve the lost bloodline and divinity. I once asserted that Hong Ke is an affirmative writer, but now I believe that his affirmative stance presupposes profound skepticism toward our civilization and history: humans are becoming weak and pale. This collection includes nine novels, two short stories and seven middle-length stories. It encompasses poetic, philosophical, and realistic flavors.