Yu Dafu's novels pioneered the lyrical style of "autobiography" in China. The protagonists are mostly those who suffer from the "diseases of the times". They are sensitive, melancholy and sinking, but they also struggle fiercely and repent in pain. The famous novel "The Sinking" shocked the literary world with its bold and explicit description of the sexual anguish of youth and the pain of family and country. His novels do not focus on plot, but on the unabashed emotional catharsis and the profound exposure of human weaknesses, which have a strong artistic appeal.
