Fifteen Lectures on Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature: The Masterpieces Lecture Series for General Knowledge

Author: Chen Sihe
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The process of closely reading literary works is a journey of minds colliding and communicating with each other. When we read literature, it is an exploration of another's mind—whether familiar or unfamiliar—with our own as a sensory organ. The author guides us through twelve modern and contemporary literary masterpieces: The Diary of a Madman, The Collected Works of Zhou Zhang, Electric, Border Town, Thunderstorm, Sonnets, Field of Life and Death, Rickshaw Boy, Night in Shanghai, Love in a Fallen City, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow, and Hard as Water. We delve into the subtle intricacies within each work, savoring their origins and textures, questioning the hidden gaps, and thus opening up more possibilities for expression. The author not only takes us on a breathtaking literary journey but also teaches us the hidden keys to appreciating the literary landscape.