12 Novel Masterclasses: Encountering the Golden Age of Literature
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12 world-renowned modernist novelists reconstruct a new form of human mind in rebellion; 12 domestic first-class translators and researchers take us back to the golden age of literature through careful reading. Yu Zhongxian, Liu Xuelan, Dai Congrong, Wu Xiaodong, Lu Jiande, Mao Jian, Lin Bin, Chen Zhongyi, Yuan Xiaoyi, Wen Zheng, Fan Ye, Dong Qiang are all in this true novel master class. Vivid: A literature lesson that can be understood even without reading the original work. Concise explanation: A writer only leaves it to one expert to dig deeper. Authoritative: From the translator's perspective, the beauty of the original work is directly accessible. New knowledge: Use novels as a window to analyze Western civilization and philosophy. Modernism shaped the psychology and way of "modern people" experiencing the world. Modernist novels that emphasize rebelliousness, avant-gardeness, and experimentation not only conduct in-depth explorations in aspects such as self-awareness, character, and the complex relationship between people and society, but also challenge the novel's creative techniques, readers' aesthetic habits, and people's moral ethics. These classic modern novels take us to countless challenging spiritual horizons. It is an aesthetic journey as well as an ethical journey. It can not only help us understand the "wasteland" and "magic" experiences we experienced in the 20th century, but also allow the souls gradually lost in the digital and networked era to regain the dual sensitivity of consciousness and emotion, and better understand the present as a consequence of modernity. Why read novels? Is the novel dead? How can I finish reading "In Search of Lost Time"? Who is K in "The Castle"? How is the suspense of "Winter Night Traveler" set up? How did Fitzgerald show off his wealth? Why doesn't Marquez consider himself a representative of magical realism? Proust, Woolf, Joyce, Kafka, Lawrence, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Borges, Camus, Calvino, Marquez, Kundera. These names represent the most brilliant golden age of literature in history. Their thoughts and works have had a huge and far-reaching impact on human civilization to this day. 12 Brilliant novel master classes, 12 of the most authoritative scholar-translators in China, each explain a 20th century novel master and a masterpiece, combining the conditions of the times and the writer's background, lifting the veil of text, leading us to gain insight into the connotation of the work, and analyze Western society, thought and civilization. Based on the works of these most classic writers and the background of the times, we can build the common sense and foundation of literature and appreciate the beauty of language and life.
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