Floating World Copy: Selected Essays and Musings from a Decaying Wood

Author: Sun Yuemu
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Originally called "zawen" (satirical essays), later termed "suiwen" (random essays), and now "shipei" (current affairs commentary); some call it literature, others news, or even "literary news." Mr. Lu Xun referred to it as "the sensitive nerves and offensive/defensive limbs of society"; Mr. Li Dazhao called for "shouldering the righteousness with a strong shoulder and writing excellent articles with skillful hands." I dare not claim to have skillful hands, but a sense of justice is something I will never forget. The selections here are part of my essays, random essays, and current affairs commentaries published in the past five years. Five years have passed without a book. Looking back suddenly, a sense of vicissitudes fills the air. Since the mid-1980s of the last century, I have fallen in love with essays and random essays, and without a pause, I have been writing for years! - Now, I have added "current affairs commentary." The spirit, vitality, and essence embedded in these commentaries are not they the very continuation and promotion of the "Lu Xun style"? "Literary works are eternal, but success and failure are known only to the author." I dare not claim anything else, but there is one thing I never forget: I will never write against my conscience or speak lies or empty words. Perspectives may vary in depth, and articles may range from refined to popular, but "what is valued is courage, what is sought is the soul," and what is cherished is truth, which is my motto. In short, the "current essays" I write are to preserve a piece of truth for history. Although, in this vast world, it may be just a fragment of jade. Therefore, I name it: "Floating World Copy."