Forgetting collective memory

Author: Xu Zidong
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "I am a Red Guard, I do not repent," wrote Liang Xiaosheng on the dedication page of his novel. The Cultural Revolution novels were born from a crowd blinded by a red cloth. Are they pearls that can emit brilliant and suffering light, or just deformed oysters? After interpreting 50 Cultural Revolution novels, Dr. Xu Zidong tells us—they are forgotten collective memories.