Meng Ke; Ms. Sophie's Diary (Collection of Modern Chinese Short Stories)

As an important female writer in modern literature, Ding Ling's writing can be divided into three periods - the early years when she debuted in the literary world, the period in the liberated areas and the period in her later years. In addition to novels and essays, Ding Ling created a large number of short and medium-sized novels during her sixty-year writing career. Among them, the 1927 diary novel "Ms. Sophie's Diary" is her famous work. The work describes a girl with consumption in an extremely gloomy life, pursuing the ideal love with sadness and enthusiasm, and finally being disappointed. The story first demonstrated the artistic talent of this young female writer. This book selects Ding Ling's representative works of short stories and short stories, "Wei Hu", "When I Was in Xiacun", "In the Hospital", etc. Its artistic characteristics are that it does not pay too much attention to the structure and form of the novel, nor does it pursue the bizarre plot. Instead, it pays more attention to shaping the characters, analyzing the characters, and depicting the artistic conception of the characters' activities. At the same time, it pours deep emotions into the protagonist, and the brushwork is delicate and vivid, yet profound and simple.