Selected Short Stories of Xu Dishan
by Xu Dishan
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"Selected Short Stories by Xu Dishan" contains nine excellent works, which use profound writing to outline the complexity of human nature and the tenacity of life in troubled times. "Spring Peach" is set against the background of war, depicting the courage of an independent and courageous woman to survive in the gap between tradition and reality, and showing the power of women's awakening. "Business Woman" reveals the salvation of the soul by the spirit of Christian fraternity under marital betrayal and cultural conflict through the ups and downs of the Nanyang Chinese who cherish their official positions, embodying the integration of religion and human nature. "The Gills of the Iron Fish" portrays the tragic image of the scientist Mr. Lei, using the "Gills of the Iron Fish" to symbolize the disillusionment of the ideal of scientific national salvation and the loneliness and perseverance of intellectuals in turbulent times. There are sharp criticisms of social hypocrisy in the book, such as "In Prime Minister Fei's Living Room", and bitter satires on intellectuals - "The Three Doctors" uses the vanity of those who have returned from studying abroad as a mirror to reflect the exaggeration of the times. "Mother of All Creations" depicts the persistence of motherhood and the cruelty of war machines through the mental trance of a mother who lost her only child during the war. "The Lone Star on the Cape" uses the life and death of a poor couple to tell the story of the impermanence of fate and the poignancy of love. Xu Dishan is an erudite and "spiritual" writer who integrates religious philosophy into narratives, such as the questions about life and death in "After Dusk" and "Farewell", which have a spiritual depth that spans a hundred years.
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