Shanghai log: Sea Breeze

Author: Sun Ganlu
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book collects Sun Ganlu's new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. As a representative figure of the avant-garde literary movement in contemporary China, Sun Ganlu's novels have long been inclined towards "anti-novel," emphasizing the expression of form and the refinement of language, thereby establishing his unique style. The over ten essays beginning with Shanghai Waterflows adopt a light and playful "diary-like" approach to record the life states of multiple "sometime in some month of some year," revealing new trends among some prominent contemporary writers and literati. The text is fluent and readable, occasionally reflecting the author's cultural erudition. The poetry section collected in this book gathers most of the author's poems written to date, offering insight into his creative journey. As one of the Sea Breeze series, this work is light in style yet rich in cultural charm, making it suitable for literary enthusiasts and an excellent choice for leisure reading. Sun Ganlu is a representative figure of contemporary avant-garde literature in China. His breakthrough works, such as Visiting Dreams, I Am a Teenager in a Wine Jar, and Letter from a Messenger, established him as a quintessential "avant-garde." This book collects his new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. The poetry section gathered in this book collects most of the author's poems written to date, offering insight into his creative journey. Sun Ganlu is a representative figure of contemporary avant-garde literature in China. His breakthrough works, such as Visiting Dreams, I Am a Teenager in a Wine Jar, and Letter from a Messenger, established him as a quintessential "avant-garde." This book collects his new works, including fiction, essays, and poetry. The poetry section gathered in this book collects most of the author's poems written to date, offering insight into his creative journey.