20th Century Literary Master -- Sholokhov

Author: He Yunbo
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Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Sholokhov wrote many tragic stories in his life, but whether his own fate was tragic or joyful remains unclear. Straddling the "center" and "periphery," he had to conform to the "center" while maintaining the independent status of the "periphery." Ultimately, he was accepted by both the Soviet Union and the West. The sacrifices Sholokhov made for this are perhaps hard for outsiders to fully understand. Sholokhov's wife, Maria Petrovna, once sighed with deep emotion: "Sholokhov was truly a prisoner of Veshensk, a tragic figure." This might be related to the fate he encountered during the 1930s under specific historical circumstances. But from the tragic atmosphere in Sholokhov's works, couldn't we also discover some hidden and complex aspects of the creator's inner world?