A Typical Case of Intellectuals'Spiritual Breakthrough in the Social Transition Period Tian Zhonghe and His Novel Creations in 1990s
After the 1990s,the acceleration of social transition,especially the economic system transformation,brought about a gen-eral spiritual turmoil to the intellectuals.Tian Zhonghe's novels in the 1990s shows his anxiety during this period,and the blank of novel creation in the first decade of 21st century and the harvest in the second decade("Hometown Trilogy")are direct or indirect reflections of the anxiety.His resistance and relief to anxiety benefit from his recognition of"social responsibility"and"spiritual freedom",which also helps him to realize the peace of soul.Tian Zhonghe's spiritual experience in the past 30 years is a typical case of the relationship between the social transition and the spirit of contemporary writers,which is highly enlightening to the spiritual construction of the intellectuals who are still in the anxiety of social transition today.