"Border Town" is a famous teacher's reading edition of selected novels by the literary master Shen Congwen. It consists of the novella "Border Town" and "Longzhu", "San San", "Xiao Xiao" and other eight short stories that are more representative of Shen Congwen's writing style.
The border town Chadong described by the author is a quiet corner forgotten by time.
Old men, girls, yellow dogs, businessmen, sailors, and little women on stilts, they all live there peacefully and humorously.
The Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year are the busiest days of the year there.
The girl Cuicui met sweet love while watching boating on the river, but the ending was slightly sad.
Reader comments
The writing is delicate, the characters are flesh-and-blood, and the storyline is touching but also regrettable.
The writing is delicate, the characters are flesh-and-blood, and the storyline is touching but also regrettable.