Author: Yu Hua
Content Abstract | This book tells the story that Xu Fugui's life and family experienced social changes such as the Civil War and the Cultural Revolution. Finally, all his relatives left him one after another, leaving only the old man and an old cow.
Recommended reason | "Living" tells the story of a person's life, which is the words of an old man who has experienced the vicissitudes of the world. This is a drama that interprets the sufferings of life and completes the philosophical exploration of the meaning of life with sharp expressions. In 2004, Yu Hua was awarded the title of knight of French literature and art for his novels.
2. Fortress Besieged
Author: Qian Zhongshu
Introduction | The novel shaped the group image of intellectuals in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, and vividly reflected the behavior and confusion of special groups in China in a specific period. Described the scene and atmosphere at that time from another angle.
Recommended reason | Besieged city is a vivid world picture in the history of modern literature in China. This is a unique satirical novel, known as the "new scholar".
3. Border towns
Author: Shen Congwen
Description | Taking the tea cave in 1930s as the background, describe the unique customs of Xiangxi. Through the pure love story of the boatman girl Cui Cui, the beauty of human nature is shown.
Recommended reason | Border Town has written a dreamlike beauty, which embodies the author's aesthetic ideals of "beauty" and "love". Shen Congwen established his important position in the history of literature with this book.
4. "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood"
Author: Yu Hua
Introduction | The novel tells the story of Xu Sanguan who lived through the difficulties of his life by selling blood and overcame the storms brought by fate. However, when he was old and knew that no one needed his blood anymore, he had a nervous breakdown.
Recommended reason | This book describes life in suffering with great enthusiasm and expresses people's desire to survive in adversity in the form of fierce stories. This book was rated as one of the 65,438+000 required books by Chosun Ilbo and one of the 65,438+00 most influential works in the 1990s by 65,438+000 Korean critics and literary editors.
5. "Four generations under one roof"
Author: Lao She
This novel is based on the Lugouqiao Incident and the fall of Beiping, and takes the life of four generations of Qi family as the main line, vividly depicting the rise and fall of all kinds of people.
Recommended reason | His works eulogize and carry forward the great patriotic spirit and firm and lofty national integrity of the people of China, and show the outstanding contribution made by the people of China to the world anti-fascist war during the Second World War in an epic way.