The Complete Works of Xia Yan (Full Set of 16 Volumes)

Author: Xia Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Xia Yan was an outstanding figure in the Chinese revolutionary cultural movement, serving as an active participant, organizer, and leader. He was a renowned playwright, newspaper critic, reportage writer, essayist, and translator of foreign literature, as well as the founder and pioneer of the People's Film Industry. The completed Collected Works of Xia Yan comprises 16 volumes, totaling approximately 9.2 million words, divided into categories such as drama, film, literature, news commentary, translations, memoirs, and correspondence and diaries. This comprehensive collection and organization of Xia Yan's works have uncovered a significant number of articles never previously included in collections and reprinted out-of-print volumes, clarifying some long-standing misconceptions. It is the first post-liberation compilation to publish Xia Yan's correspondence and diaries, as well as translations other than Mother.