Historical Biography of Reform:on the Contemporary Transformation in Tales of Xi He and Luo Shan
As Jia Pingwa's first full-length work at the age of over 70,Tales of Xi He and Luo Shan continues the writer's tradition of always paying attention to the forefront issues of the times and society.While reflecting the world and public feelings with compassion,the novel has the following new qualities:"writing a biography for re-form"with a historian's writing view,exploring the change of people's mind in the way of writing"secret histo-ry",and looking at the urban and rural realities with dialectical thinking.The novel examines the vicissitudes of Chinese society since the reform and opening up in a macroscopic view of the transformation of time and shows the evolution of people's minds through the manners of the characters.It demonstrates Jia Pingwa's profound ability to accurately take the pulse of the times,and further enriches and develops Jia Pingwa's writing series.
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