Wang Zengqi's Prose Volume (Wang Zengqi's Collected Works)

Author: Wang Zengqi
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Wang Zengqi, the last Chinese scholar-official, wrote novels in the style of prose, capturing the local customs, folk culture, and daily life of his hometown. His works are rich in regional characteristics. They exude a sense of gravity amidst looseness, reveal extraordinary depth in simplicity, and possess a delicate, distant charm with a refined and elegant beauty. "What I pursue is not profundity but harmony." "I write about beauty, about healthy human nature. Beauty is always needed." "I prefer a sparse and light style, not one that is complex and heavy, whether in painting or literature." "I once jokingly called myself a 'Chinese-style humanistic writer,' and that's quite accurate." "I place great importance on language, perhaps to an extreme. I believe language is not just a form; it is content itself." "We have experienced various traumas, but we should be joyful today." — Wang Zengqi