A Collection of 6 Short Novels
1st Edition
Published on 21. July 2023
117 pages
978-3-7575-6989-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book collects 6 short stories with themes from love to life, which demonstrates people's struggle against the life, society and other pressures. Through this book, you can grasp a basic understanding of Chinese people's lives, their challenges and tenacity.
Chapter one tells a love story between a girl and a married man. Chapter two tells a sad love story in the Republic of China era. Chapter three tells the difficult situation of underprivileged Chinese student in Japan. Chapter four tells the story of a poor farmer in China. Chapter five describes the conflict between an intellectual husband and his peasant wife, and their eventual mutual understanding. Chapter six tells the story of a university professor Mr. J and his family.
However, not all stories have beautiful endings. Sometimes, tragedy is more common. How do Chinese lives look like in previous years? If you have such a question, this book is your best option.
Chapter one tells a love story between a girl and a married man. Chapter two tells a sad love story in the Republic of China era. Chapter three tells the difficult situation of underprivileged Chinese student in Japan. Chapter four tells the story of a poor farmer in China. Chapter five describes the conflict between an intellectual husband and his peasant wife, and their eventual mutual understanding. Chapter six tells the story of a university professor Mr. J and his family.
However, not all stories have beautiful endings. Sometimes, tragedy is more common. How do Chinese lives look like in previous years? If you have such a question, this book is your best option.
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Lu Yin, alias Huang Ying,was a great female writer during the May Fourth Movement, an intellectual revolution and sociopolitical reform movement that occurred in China in 1919. Her pen name had the connotation of being a hermit. Lu Yin, Bing Xin and Phyllis Lin were feted as the Three Talented Women of Fuzhou. In addition, she and the other writers were recognised as 18 influential Chinese female writers in the Writing Women in Modern China published by Columbia University Press in 2003.
