Best Chinese Fiction Anthology of the 1990s

Author: Shu Nan Xian'an
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: This is an era where many have become aware of the crisis. The deterioration of the living environment and the crisis of survival consciousness do not bring people a sense of fearlessness in the face of danger, nor a sense of despair beyond tragedy. Instead, they lead to a loss of awareness, relaxation of the body, and a pursuit of indulgence, fashion, and excitement. Our confusion is increasing. While novel creation seems to retreat into a corner of life, writers also appear to be unable to find an expressive way to encompass all of this. Therefore, in this year, the works we see are increasingly shedding the conventions of explanatory and elucidative frameworks, and are instead imbued with more significance and metaphorical meaning.