The Complete Works of Li Jieren: Dead Water and Waves (hardcover)
by Li Jieren
About This Novel
"Dead Water Waves/The Complete Works of Li Jieren" is set in Sichuan, focusing on the conflicts and entanglements between Luo Waizui, the leader of Paoge, and farmers Gu Tiancheng and Cai Dasao. It also depicts a broad social picture from the Sino-Japanese War of 1884 to 1911, and highly combines the epic nature with the description of the world and human conditions, showing the author's profound literary skills. Taking this as the main line, the novel vividly depicts the local folk customs, the mental state and lifestyle of the citizens at that time, fully displaying the dark side of reality that was like a stagnant water. After the invasion of European and American material civilization, the mutual agitation and ebb and flow of the two forces, the religious people and the pao brothers, stirred up "little waves" in the "stagnant water", reflecting the historical atmosphere of imperialism's invasion of China and the humiliation and surrender of the Qing government.
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