Zhang Henshui's Works Series: the Golden Fen Family (2 Volumes in Total)
About This Novel
"The Golden Fen Family" is Zhang Henshui's first chapter novel out of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School, and it is also his first popular masterpiece with modern significance. The novel takes as the main line the tragedy of marriage between Jin Yanxi, the seventh young master of the Jin family, the Prime Minister of Beijing, and Leng Qingqiu, a woman from a poor family. It focuses on the depiction of the decay of the wealthy and powerful family. It is neither a mere exposure nor an indulging in the rendering of a gorgeous life. Different from other popular works, the story tries its best to explore the understanding of society and life. It is full of a moral ideal and the sadness caused by the ruthless destruction of this moral ideal by reality. The detailed description of the characters in the book, the beginning of the flashback, and the semi-open ending of the million-word novel all go beyond the structure of ordinary chapter novels and are connected with new literary works. As a novel about a large family, "The Golden Family" is often compared not only with "A Dream of Red Mansions" but also with Ba Jin's "Family".
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