Focus on "Emperor Writer" Erhu River

Author: Feng Xingge, Liang Huai, Liu Wenping (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Liu He, whose real name is Ling Jiefang, was originally from Shanxi and grew up in Nanyang, Henan. He was a late bloomer, only publishing this book—Kangxi the Great Emperor—at the age of forty. Over the next thirteen years, he created and published the long-series historical novels Kangxi the Great Emperor, Yongzheng the Emperor, and Qianlong the Emperor, comprising three major works, thirteen volumes, and five million words. He was hailed as a "literary oddity" and is a renowned contemporary Chinese and young writer, celebrated both domestically and internationally. The honors his works have received include: Kangxi the Great Emperor won the First Henan Provincial Literary Achievement Award and the First Henan Provincial Reform Era Outstanding Book Award, among other accolades. Yongzheng the Emperor (three volumes) was included in the "Top 100 Chinese Novels of the 20th Century" as selected by Hong Kong's Asia Weekly in June 1996. The book was also adapted into a television series titled Yongzheng Dynasty, which aired on China Central Television (CCTV). Qianlong the Emperor (six volumes) was reprinted multiple times and won the 1996 National Top Ten Novel Award. His modern novel Spark of Guangzhou was serialized in Yangcheng Evening News, sparking widespread acclaim, and later published as a standalone book. He gained fame through writing about emperors, making him a quintessential "emperor writer." So, what was the life and ideology of this "emperor writer"? Why did he choose to write about emperors, and why was he a late bloomer? What is the relationship between his life experiences and his works? What was Liu He like before and after gaining fame? This book will reveal to readers a detailed, authentic, and deeply humanized portrait of the writer—his profound thoughts, his works, his hobbies, and his life.