Compassionate Sentiments and Magical Realism:An Exploration of the Spiritual Value in Chen Xianfa's Novel The Soul-Stirring Tune
In the novel The Soul-Stirring Tune,Chen Xianfa traces the lineage of three generations of artists who uphold the ancient rural culture embodied in the eponymous folk opera,against the backdrop of the fate-shifting villagers in Paralyzed Village along the Huai River.With a profound writing style,a compassionate outlook,and a magical realist approach,Chen portrays the bleak and sorrowful lives of the villagers,the erosion of the village's self-governing gentry system,and the transmission of the folk opera,"the Soul-Stirring Tune".The book bears witness to the gradual transformation and spiritual metamorphosis of the peasants.The novel stands as an epic of rural life,rich in native sentiment,regional aesthetic values,and significant spiritual significance,thereby holding great intellectual and moral value.
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