A Lifetime's Literary Treasure: Twenty Novels That Influenced Me. China Volume (Selected by Ge Fei)

Author: Lu Xun et al. Edited by Ge Fei
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the history of Chinese literature, classical novels have also experienced numerous "set-offs" and even absorbed certain narrative achievements from foreign regions, but they have basically struggled within the framework of Chinese literature and history. The most significant "set-off" in the scale of Chinese novels occurred about a century ago. The emergence of "modern literature" led to unprecedented revolutionary changes in Chinese fiction. From the concept of the novel to its language; from genre, narrative perspective, narrative person to rhetoric, every field underwent significant expansion, ultimately forming a clear boundary line between the modern and the classical. We hope these renowned works that have "influenced" the growth of a writer's soul can also "influence" you, nourishing and awakening the classic sentiment and nostalgia within your heart. French writer André Gide said it well: "Influence creates nothing; it merely awakens." Indeed, only when your memory, imagination, and dormant heart are awakened can your reading truly begin.