The square is empty

Author: Chen Danyan
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The starting point and destination of the human spirit are children's literature. There are always some people who, throughout the long years of growing from a child to an old person, are subtly influenced by fairy tales, allowing themselves and society to radiate a poetic imagination of goodness and love. In 1985, Chen Danyan's Chinese Girls and Locked Drawers became pioneers of the new creative wave. She opened up a new realm in children's literature, exploring the creative world of the teenage mind, which is full of mystery, joy, and sorrow. — Children's literature critic Zhou Xiao Reading Chen Danyan's novels often gives one the feeling of meeting an old friend. — Zurich Daily (Switzerland) This book collects children's short and medium-length stories written by Chen Danyan since the 1980s. A series of girl stories, condensed in a lyrical tone and concise language, form an image system of everyday teenage girls. They yearn for and desire mutual love, understanding, communication, and tolerance among people, yet often fall into a spiritual state of loneliness in the face of reality. But they always believe in sincerity and pursue the sunshine. This book has won awards such as the Chen Bochu Children's Literature Award, Jiangsu Youth Literature Novel Award, Youth Literature Good Work Award, th Shanghai Young Writers' Works Award, and the Chinese Writers' Association Outstanding Children's Literature Work Award.