Collection of Short Stories: Agile and Strong

Author: Jiao Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Jiao Jian, born in Shanghai in 1954, is a first-class writer of China. He is a member of the Chinese Writers' Association and a committee member of the Shandong Writers' Association, as well as the president of the Yantai Writers' Association. He has written numerous novels, short story collections, and screenplays, and has received many national and provincial literary awards. The author once engaged in business for ten years, experiencing both sweetness and bitterness, but also accumulating invaluable spiritual wealth. Most of the works included in this book narrate stories about tolerance, patience, purgatory, repentance, and accepting punishment. The author's creative work is clearly influenced by the modern masters of the 20th century and deeply grasps the essence of aesthetic quality, naturally integrating transformation, exaggeration, absurdity, and fantasy into artistic expression. It is believed that readers will surely feel the keen sensitivity and impact on reality from his works.