Spiritual Homecoming in Two Cities by Land and Sea——The"Belt and Road"Narrative in The City of Zi Gui
The City of Zi Gui,a brilliant work written by Liu An after thirteen years of pains-taking efforts,breaks away from traditional novel writing in time and space through the juxtaposition of virtual and reality,of ancient and present,and of coastal and inland regions.As a grand narra-tive about"the Belt and Road",it incorporates the changes taken place along the silk road over the past century and the personal experience of people living at present.Besides,Liu An adds many specific and regional elements while unfolding the story.With these elements,emotional resonance was achieved,and poetic narrative about history and reality was eventually free from deliberate ab-straction of piling of images.So,the memory and storytelling of the past events of the son returning to the ancient city is a narration about spiritual homecoming in which hometown imagination interacts well with the experience of individuals and groups that was once lost and then regained.
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