"Mao Dun's Classic Works Collection Set 2 Volumes" includes "Midnight" and "Lin's Shop". "Midnight", formerly known as "Sunset", is set in the semi-feudal and semi-colonial old Shanghai in May and June of 1930. It depicts characters from all walks of life, including businessmen, soldiers, educated youth, socialites, elderly people, workers, etc., And shows a broad picture of social life in old China in the 1930s. In the harsh situation of warlord fighting and rural bankruptcy, Wu Sunfu tried his best to revitalize national industry, stepped up oppression of workers, and engaged in public debt speculation. However, under the strong economic constraints of his opponent Zhao Botao, he was ultimately defeated and completely bankrupt. "Lin's Shop: Selected Novels and Novels by Mao Dun" is a collection of works by the famous Chinese writer Mao Dun. Among them, "Lin's Shop" is Mao Dun's representative short story. Its original name was "Bankruptcy". It is set in the rural areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang before and after the "January 28th" Incident in 1932. Through the process of Lin's Shop from struggling to closing down, it outlines a picture of the exploitation and oppression of small business practitioners in the old society of the 1930s, reflecting the background and social tragedy of the time. This book also includes Mao Dun's popular classic novels, including "Spring Silkworms", "Autumn Harvest", "Last Winter" and other works. The language of the work is simple and philosophical. Mao Dun uses his profound insights to elucidate his inner depression and deep thinking about human nature.
Reader comments
Mao Dun's words are very powerful, making me feel the darkness of old China and people's suffering. Especially Wu Sunfu's failure in "Midnight" reminded me of Xiangzi's tragic fate. "Hope is attached to existence. When there is existence, there is hope, and when there is hope, there is light." This sentence is so philosophical! I think this book is worth reading again and again.
Mao Dun's words are very powerful, making me feel the darkness of old China and people's suffering. Especially Wu Sunfu's failure in "Midnight" reminded me of Xiangzi's tragic fate. "Hope is attached to existence. When there is existence, there is hope, and when there is hope, there is light." This sentence is so philosophical! I think this book is worth reading again and again.