"Never Finished with Yang Dan" contains a total of fifteen short stories and short stories published by the author Wang Hongzhe in recent years. Most of the works take a place called Liushu Village in the Guanzhong Plain as the entry point, and use the joys, sorrows, joys, and fates of individual little people as clues, trying to explore the true appearance and inner state of all living beings in the countryside through the complicated and chaotic appearance of life. There are tender memories of nostalgia and family affection, affectionate caress of the goodness and beauty of human nature, as well as a cold examination of moral desires, and whiplash criticism of the evil and ugliness of human nature. Through ordinary or absurd stories, it reflects the confusion and introspection of rural people in the period of change.
Reader comments
The stories in this book are plain yet absurd, just like life, sometimes making people laugh or cry. The descriptions of the characters in the book are very detailed, making me think of the people around me, and it feels very real. For example, in this excerpt, Bei Ming's experience is very interesting, especially the description of Teacher Jia's sneeze, which made me seem to be able to hear the sneeze that "smells like singing". This kind of capture of life details made me even more interested in this book.
The stories in this book are plain yet absurd, just like life, sometimes making people laugh or cry. The descriptions of the characters in the book are very detailed, making me think of the people around me, and it feels very real. For example, in this excerpt, Bei Ming's experience is very interesting, especially the description of Teacher Jia's sneeze, which made me seem to be able to hear the sneeze that "smells like singing". This kind of capture of life details made me even more interested in this book.