To Live and Die by Yu Hua

Author: Wang Shicheng
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: His sharp analysis and questioning of life; his clear vigilance against history and reality; his passionate and simple love for the underprivileged; his awareness of the golden light of humanity shining through suffering! Who is he? He is Yu Hua, the author of To Live and Brothers. This book discusses Yu Hua's novels from various aspects, including their content, ideology, and influence. Some of the reviews are truly brilliant, offering a profound analysis and in-depth reading, thereby reflecting Yu Hua's personal character through his works! In the 1980s, Yu Hua possessed the courage and sharpness to confront the world and penetrate existence, much like Dostoevsky. He, like Dostoevsky, stooped into the bottomless abyss, kept his cruel eyes open in the face of darkness, attempting to pierce through the boundless darkness to reach the hidden truth that everyone avoids. At this time, Yu Hua was like a clear and calm doctor, using his cold surgical knife to firmly strike the seemingly flawless and elegant facade of reality until it finally exposed its deepest hidden cracks.