Introduction to the Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature - (Volume 4)

Author: Wang Hongsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This volume selects 10 representative literary works from contemporary Chinese literature since 1979. These works either offer profound reflections on history, or engage deeply with the current social reality with strong concern, or make literary responses to the important themes of modernity and its critique within a broad perspective. The history of 20th-century Chinese literature is also an archive of the spiritual history of modern intellectuals, and contemporary literature has become an important part of this lineage. The works selected in this volume have already reached a relatively mature level in the use and expression of modern Chinese, each with its own unique characteristics. Readers can appreciate the beauty and vitality of narrative in Chinese from these works. This volume is suitable for college students and other literature enthusiasts.