Frontier Bookshelf: Resentment in the Era of Handkerchiefs

Author: Xia Xiaoyan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Cutting-edge Bookshelf. A pioneer of alternative Chinese writing, China's most exciting column series. Reading Xia Xiaoyan's words reminds one of Guo Xiang in Jin Yong's stories—when she asks a simple question about something commonplace, it becomes clear that the world still preserves the increasingly rare innocence. Reading Xia Xiaoyan's words reminds one of the child in "The Emperor's New Clothes," who, amidst a chorus of praise, would tear off the non-existent pants. Reading Xia Xiaoyan's words feels like stepping into an unrenovated room, where the unadorned brickwork hides a naturally humorous essence.