Border Town. Snowy Brightness (Selected Works of Modern Writers)

Author: Shen Congwen
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Read Shen Congwen by grasping both ends of this selected work. One end presents the realistic depiction of the original state of life in Xiangxi, while the other end elevates the spiritual of the Xiangxi people to a heavenly realm. Using "lyricism," it unites the life patterns and life forms of the Xiangxi people to a high degree, which is the essence of Shen Congwen. Shen Congwen's Xiangxi stories are complex and diverse, full of charm. Border Town is a classic text of a "national allegory" about the Miao people of Xiangxi. Through the methods of character symbolism and psychological analysis, the deeper cultural metaphors of Border Town can beed, revealing Mr. Shen Congwen's figurative thinking and totemic culture of the Miao people, as well as his reflections and concerns about the cultural conflicts between the Miao and Han, and China and the West. This book represents the peak of Shen Congwen's creative style, writing novels with a lyrical tone and endowing them with poetic forms. The work embodies a "form of beauty, health, and naturalness, yet in harmony with human nature," presenting readers with a pure and beautiful world of Xiangxi. Border Town not only typifies the author's ideal form of life and social thought but also, with its round, complete, concise, and fluid structure, unique aesthetic quality, and profound emotional depth, provides a distinctive realm for Chinese lyrical fiction. From content, form to creative intent, the book offers readers a joyful rhythm like a harmonious and serene "pastoral song."