Farewell to the Relay Station - Representative Novels of Famous Contemporary Chinese Writers

Author: Zhang Yigong
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: In the 1950s and 1960s, our press organized the publication of selections of outstanding long novels nationwide, showcasing the style and level of long novel creation at that time. After the new era, the number of long novels surged, with themes, styles, and techniques becoming increasingly diverse. To more comprehensively reflect the achievements of long novel creation during this period, in May 2004, we edited and published the series "Representative Works of Famous Contemporary Chinese Novelists," featuring the works of twenty-five writers. These works stood out for their depth, uniqueness, significant impact, or popularity among readers. The series received positive social response after publication. For this re-publication, we adjusted the original series selection, added more works, and included those that won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in the "Complete Collection of Mao Dun Literature Prize Winners." As a result, the "Representative Works of Famous Contemporary Chinese Novelists" series now offers a more complete and comprehensive selection, aligning with our previously published "Contemporary Chinese Long Novel Collection" and "Complete Collection of Mao Dun Literature Prize Winners," creating a cohesive and complementary reading experience. The author, through the experiences and perspective of a child, narrates a series of stories involving three families during the turbulent wartime era, outlining China's social changes over nearly a century. The book vividly portrays figures such as a Qing Dynasty scholar, an enlightened gentry member, a guerrilla commander, and a professional revolutionary, bringing them to life with realism. If Lin Haiyin's Old City Stories is a poem seen through the eyes of a girl, then The Far-Off Post is a song sung by a boy. The former is tender, soft enough to evoke a faint nostalgia; the latter, amidst that nostalgia, reveals a unique, rugged, and desolate charm. The book has won various awards, including the National Five-One Project Award and the National Book Award.