Drought Demon
by Zhu Xining
About This Novel
"The Drought" is a classic novel by Mr. Zhu Xining. It is set in the distant world of the old Yellow River in North China. It tells the story of a drought in the countryside and water shortage everywhere. Only the well in the Tangjia Oil Mill has an endless stream of clear spring. Rumors in the village The Drought Monster appeared... The writer drew materials from ancient local legends and used the love story of Tong Qiuxiang, a juggling troupe girl, and Tang Tiemian, the bandit leader, as the main line. The heat of emotion echoed the drought of heaven and earth, creating this powerful novel. "Drought Demon" is a masterpiece that inherits the precious line drawing tradition of Chinese classical novels. The words of the characters are all heard as if they were seen. The elder Jin who entrusted all Mr. Zhu's ideals, the bandit leader Tang Tiemian who kills people quickly but knows how to return when he is lost, the brave and courageous Tong Qiuxiang, and the vaudeville leader Father Tong who tenaciously maintains his dignity despite being poor and abject, all the characters are vivid and ready to be seen. Mr. Zhu's language is strong, full, and rich in imagery, as if it comes from Li He's poems, like a wall made of rocks, full of sharp edges. This pioneering work, written half a century ago, is a representative work of Mr. Zhu Xining's exploration of modernist literature.
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