The Complete Works of Xiao Hong: Ma Bole (hardcover)
by Xiao Hong
About This Novel
"Mabele (Essence)\u002F The Complete Works of Xiao Hong" written by Xiao Hong is the last novel of Xiao Hong, who is known as one of the "Four Talented Women of the Republic of China". Due to Xiao Hong's early death, the work was not completed. Among the first and second parts that Xiao Hong has completed, the first part describes the life of the "cultural nomad" Ma Bole after he fled from Qingdao to Shanghai when the Anti-Japanese War was about to break out; the second part describes how Ma Bole, his wife and three children made an embarrassing journey from Shanghai to Hankou after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, as well as Ma Bole's love and breakup in Hankou. Xiao Hong originally planned to write about the Marble family's escape from Hankou to Chongqing in the third part, but unfortunately it was not completed. This "Mabele" is a departure from the style of Xiao Hong's previous works. The writing style of "Mabele" is humorous, ironic and pungent, and the protagonist Mabele is vividly portrayed. Marble's selfish, lazy, greedy, bullying and other despicable personalities are not an exception. Even after more than half a century, looking at Marble, one still feels that he is around him, or even that he is himself.
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