Cao Yu on Seventy Years

Author: Liu Yong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: From Thunderstorm to Sunrise, and then to The Wilderness, Cao Yu consistently expressed a "yearning for the many mysterious things in the universe," which often cast a mystical hue over his works with strong realist force. Some say, "Mystery is the product of a writer who cannot find a way out, the mist that evaporates from a chaotic and troubled mind." But for Cao Yu, mystery did not necessarily mean not finding a way out. In fact, Cao Yu did not intend to find any kind of way out in his plays. On the contrary, mystery was rather the product of Cao Yu's active contemplation of the mysteries of human destiny, leaving us a broader and more profound space for thought. Cao Yu's era has passed, but the theater and stage without Cao Yu still exist. Crossing through the ever-changing scenes and lights, through the clamor and froth of the new trends and waves, let us, once again, gaze upon the thoughtful and compassionate face of this giant. This book introduces readers to Childhood Memories, the beginning of his life in theater, reflections in his later years, Cao Yu who was born for the theater, and the immortal artistic life of Cao Yu.