The Setting Sun on the Battlefield

The Setting Sun on the Battlefield

by Zhang Henshui

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"The Sunset on the Battlefield" is a novel written by Zhang Henshui. It is set during the period of warlord chaos. Through the tragic fate of rural youths Zhou Shunqi and Yao Laowu who confusedly become soldiers and go to the battlefield, and eventually become cannon fodder, it reveals the ignorance, numbness and survival dilemma of the lower class people in the war. Zhang Henshui criticized the tyranny of warlord rule with sharp writing and satirized the ugly behavior of social speculators at the time, showing his deep reflection on social reality. It can be called a classic of Chinese war literature in the 20th century.

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