A feast for the senses

Author: Yan Feng
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is a collection of essays by Professor Yan Feng of the Chinese Department at Fudan University. The book is divided into two parts. The first part features him as a super enthusiast, from making airplane models, crystal radios, and telescopes in his childhood to playing electronic games and electronic music today. With his insatiable curiosity and passion, he elevates his hobbies to a professional level of understanding. From a literary perspective, he examines games, and from a gaming perspective, he examines literature, exploring their similarities and differences, as well as the symbiotic and shared origins between computer games and literature. The second part consists of dialogues between him and writers like Yu Hua, discussing topics such as the internet and human nature, Wang Anyi's novels, Brothers, and more.