Modern and Contemporary Novel Classic Series: the Bell and Drum Tower
by Liu Xinwu
About This Novel
It tells the story of what happened in the Bell and Drum Tower area of Beijing from 5 a. M. To 5 p. M. On December 12, 1982. In an old courtyard house, the Xue family was preparing for a wedding banquet. Around this banquet, the novel outlines the ordinary life history of ordinary people in Beijing for nearly a hundred years. It uses an exquisite structure to connect multiple adjacent families together. Shows the vivid history of each family and each character. Centering around the concept of "time", the novel shows a deep realist perspective and humanistic concern for history, society, and individuals. In the consideration of physics, politics, and history of "time", it shows the author's in-depth thinking with a historical and philosophical color. The novel is also a rich Beijing-style encyclopedia with rich local customs and culture.
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Official(49)Scraped 2mo ago
Representative of new era writers!
I just watched it. Is it good?
The brushwork is very delicate
Everyone's works are so attractive that the more you read, the more you want to read them.
Our old Beijing! It is indeed full of "Beijing flavor"!
An encyclopedia with rich Beijing flavor and rich local customs and culture.
Fascinating, ups and downs, the ending feels like both the beginning and the end, it's thought-provoking
I like ghost stories that don't have a beginning... And I really want to eat burnt rings! Don't dare challenge Douzhi...
This is one of my earliest novels. Thinking about it today, decades later, I still don't have much of an impression.
This is Liu Xinwu's masterpiece.
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Community(0)
Official(49)Scraped 2mo ago
Representative of new era writers!
I just watched it. Is it good?
The brushwork is very delicate
Everyone's works are so attractive that the more you read, the more you want to read them.
Our old Beijing! It is indeed full of "Beijing flavor"!
An encyclopedia with rich Beijing flavor and rich local customs and culture.
Fascinating, ups and downs, the ending feels like both the beginning and the end, it's thought-provoking
I like ghost stories that don't have a beginning... And I really want to eat burnt rings! Don't dare challenge Douzhi...
This is one of my earliest novels. Thinking about it today, decades later, I still don't have much of an impression.
This is Liu Xinwu's masterpiece.
