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Books by 王跃文
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The Chancellor of the Great Qing 大清相国
This historical novel by Wang Yuewen portrays the many officials of the Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty, with Chen Tingjing as its central figure. It depicts the difficult choices these distinctive individuals faced in matters of character, morality, and conduct amid a particular historical context. Chen Tingjing’s way of dealing with people and handling affairs embodies the lofty ideals and true integrity unique to the intellectuals of his time. Taking history as a mirror, the novel explores the
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Between Day and Night 朝夕之间
This is an abiding theme in Wang Yuewen’s novels, one that is explored in depth in Between Morning and Evening. The protagonist, Guan Yinda, has a poet’s temperament, yet he is caught up in the daily grind of ordinary life. His scholarly nature sets him apart and wins him favor, but it also brings him repeated difficulties in the realities of everyday life... Should he persevere or give up? This is a question that has troubled Chinese intellectuals for centuries. In Between Morning and Evening,
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Tales from the Political Arena 官场春秋
This book collects six political novels by Wang Yuewen: Tonight, Tonight; The Autumn-Wind Courtyard; West of Yelang; The Loss of an Old Promise; I Long to Be Free; and Reed Flowers Filling the Sky. Politics is a mysterious and complicated world of its own; officials lead lives that seem both familiar and strange. Through measured narration, the author reveals the intrigues of the political world, and through a distinctive perspective, portrays the subtle states of mind of its officials. The char
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