Selections from Famous Western Modernist Works (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Wang Yi
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Features: In the mid-1980s of the last century, the Westernization movement swept across China, and the influence of Western modernist thought and its impact on literary and artistic works deeply affected Chinese culture, which had just experienced the Cultural Revolution. This influence on contemporary literature was comprehensive, multi-layered, and pervasive. By the early 21st century, its reach had extended to intermediate and secondary cultural education, with some high school Chinese textbooks including selected works of Western modernist literature. This book is curated by a group of mid-career scholars with expertise in Western modernist literature, hoping to appeal to enthusiasts and researchers of Western modernist literature. The book combines selected readings with introductory guides. While long novels and long dramas are excerpted, most short and medium-length fiction is included in full. The translations selected are from authoritative and widely recognized versions. The anthology is categorized by genre, covering most representative works of Western modernist literature. The introductory guides primarily introduce the ideological origins, main content, literary status, and influence of each work. The guides place strong emphasis on textual research, with each author accompanied by a brief bio, a photograph, and images related to their works, aiming to provide convenience for in-depth researchers.