Activity changes into human shape

Author: Wang Meng
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: I was surprised to find that Wang Meng has mastered the novel, and it is showcasing his maximum potential. Some researchers believe Wang Meng is the pioneer of online literature because his novels provide ample space for randomness and timely writing. At that time, Chinese novels were generally still confined to a realistic level, while Wang Meng had already leaped forward into a new literary realm. This is the work in Wang Meng's novels that made me feel the most pain. Wang Meng's novels are generally known for their wisdom and wit, rarely revealing his own blood and flesh. Even in those novels modeled after himself, Wang Meng mostly uses the perspective of a seasoned, self-deprecating observer. Self-deprecation is Wang Meng's scalpel, and at the same time, it is his armor. Wang Meng often uses self-deprecation to dissolve many difficult problems, which has become a signature dish of Wang Meng. However, The Shape of Things to Come can be called the result of pouring one's heart into the work. This is Wang Meng's first novel set against the backdrop of a family, and it is also related to his own life story. This novel, once hailed as a critique of the father, actually possesses many elements of a classic work, such as the conflict and confrontation between Eastern and Western cultures in the novel. Not only did the older generation fail to resolve it, but it is even more evident and prominent today. The cultural dilemma reflected in The Shape of Things to Come has only intensified in our time. Although Wang Meng has many excellent novels, and the later "Season" series is even more invested in terms of writing and emotion, I personally believe that The Shape of Things to Come is his masterpiece.