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Abandoned Capital
"The Wasted City" came out in 1993 and caused a sensation in the Chinese literary world. While receiving rave reviews, it also caused controversy. In 1997, "The Wasted City" won the Femina Prize, France's three major literary awards, and won international reputation. The novel fictionalizes Xijing, a city in the 1980s, and describes the love affairs of writer Zhuang Zhidie, one of the four major cultural celebrities in Xijing, and his depression, boredom, decadence, and ultimately destruction. I
18.4kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
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Ancient Furnace
"The Ancient Furnace" is Jia Pingwa's longest novel so far, with more than 600,000 words written by more than 300 pens. Jia Pingwa said in the postscript: "I am grateful for the more than 300 signature pens. Their blood was like black water. They ran out and died quietly in that big basket." The novel tells the story of an ancient furnace village where porcelain has been fired since ancient times, from the winter of 1965 to the spring of 1967. Gulu Village has clear scenery and prosperous livest
3.4kReads9.5Score784Shelves
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Qin Opera
"Qinqiang" writes about hometown. Jia Pingwa is a gift to his hometown, writing about the people and things he is most familiar with, and the contradictions and confusion faced by rural China under the changes of the great era. Jia Pingwa said: "I want to use it to build a monument for my hometown." Jia Pingwa's classic masterpiece has been revised and revised in 2021, and the reading experience has been greatly upgraded. Won the 7th Mao Dun Literature Award and was selected into the "Collection
1.9kReads9.5Score514Shelves
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Impetuous (Chinese Contemporary Writer Jia Pingwa Series)
Long novel. Jia Pingwa is one of the most famous contemporary writers. It can be said that his novels are the most impactful and influential among today's literary circles and readers.
1.5kReads9.5Score374Shelves
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Extremely Flower
"Jihua" tells the story of Hu Die, a rural girl who followed her mother to the city to seek life. However, in an accident, she was abducted to a poor place in the northwest called Geliang Village, where she experienced physical torture and inner suffering. The work pays close attention to the damaged female group, and also pours out the author's thoughts and worries about traditional rural ecology.
1.5kReads9.5Score324Shelves
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Yamamoto
"Yamamoto" is Jia Pingwa's new work in 2018. It took nearly three years from conception to completion. Yamamoto, the origin of the mountain, is intended to be a biography of the Qinling Mountains and to outline the memory of modern China. The novel tells the legendary story of a place called Whirlpool Town deep in the Qinling Mountains during the troubled times of the Republic of China. In the 1920s, the Qinling Mountains were surrounded by powerful forces and frequent wars. The town tried to pr
1.2kReads9.5Score284Shelves
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Pingwa Four Books (Four Volumes in Total)
"Pingwa Four Books" is a series of four novels by the famous writer Jia Pingwa. The writer has been in the literary world for forty years and is famous in this era for his rich literary achievements. Among his many works, four full-length works are the most dazzling. These four novels and their characteristics are: "Impotence": Jia Pingwa's first novel; "Desolated Capital": the most controversial novel; "Qin Opera": won the 8th Mao Dun Literature Award; "Ancient Furnace": the novel that Jia Ping
1.1kReads9.6Score245Shelves
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With Light
"With Lamp" was published in 2013. It topped the list of "China's Best Books" that year and was selected into the annual novel list. It received rave reviews and had wide influence. The novel tells the story of a rural grassroots female cadre who carries a lamp and sticks to her faith amidst the boring and tedious daily work. Dai Leng is a cadre of the township government. She is engaged in trivial and troublesome work every day. As she said: "I am the red wax in front of the Buddha's case. The
798Reads9.4Score144Shelves
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Walk Alone Freely
Mr. Pingwa always likes to be quiet, and he is most afraid of someone knocking on his door. What makes him feel comfortable is either walking on the land of the northwest, or reclusive in his study. In fact, my husband also likes the excitement, but his excitement is not the bright lights, but the inner peace and the freedom of walking alone. This book talks about emotions, hobbies, society and life. There is worldly wisdom and the joy of life. To the hurried passer-by, Mr. Pingwa's collection o
556Reads9.4Score192Shelves
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Extremely Flower
"Extreme Flower" is Jia Pingwa's latest novel, which tells the story of a girl who was abducted and trafficked. The work maintains the writer's existing standards and makes some innovations in writing. It starts with a girl being trafficked to a male family in a remote mountainous area. It uses a holographic experience to narrate the girl's experience, showing the external world she has seen and the inner suffering she has experienced. This work starts with human trafficking and really focuses o
519Reads9.4Score110Shelves
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Laosheng
"Laosheng" records the century-old history of modern China in a clichéd narrative. The old man who sings sinister songs at funerals is the soul of the book. He wanders around the mountain villages in southern Shaanxi, witnessing and recording the changes of several local eras and the fate of several generations, reflecting the growth history of China for hundreds of years, which is magnificent and far-reaching.
338Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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Shangzhou Sanlu
Against the background of the rise of cities, the ancient Shangzhou deep in the Qinling Mountains is a forgotten land that "cannot keep up with the pace of the times." Jia Pingwa said, "What Shangzhou was like in the past, what it has been like over the years, and what it is like now has become an issue that needs to be disclosed to the outside world. Therefore, this is the purpose of writing this little book." "The First Record of Shangzhou" was written in 1983 and contains a total of 14 essays
158Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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Flowering in Silence
"Blooming in Silence" is a new collection of essays by Jia Pingwa in 2022. The author personally painted the cover and 16 illustrations, and selected 56 classic works. The book writes about emotions, talks about hometown, flowers and plants, and life. It embodies Jia Pingwa's wisdom of meditation and tells us how to gain inner peace in this impetuous and anxious era, and how to resolve the troubles in life one by one with a humorous attitude. We have been so eager to experience prosperity, and f
110Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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Qin Opera (Complete Collection of Mao Dun Literature Award-Winning Works) (2019 Edition)
The novel won the 7th Mao Dun Award. Through the evolution of a place called Qingfeng Street in the past twenty years and the life, old age, illness, death, joys and sorrows of all the people on the street, it vividly shows the shocks and changes that the historical transformation of Chinese society has brought to the countryside. The novel tells the story of the ups and downs of the two major families in Qingfeng Street, the Bai family and the Xia family, from the perspective of a madman. The B
82Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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The World Is Worth a Smile
This book is a collection of essays about the abundant world written by 36 famous contemporary writers including Jia Pingwa, Xiao Fuxing, Su Tong, Li Yiming, Baoji Yuanye, Liu Liangcheng and Xu Zechen. There are five chapters in the book, which are: "Everything yesterday has become who I am today" - the mark of growth; "Ten years of drinking ice can hardly cool your hot blood" - ideal of life; "The sun and the moon are long, and the mountains and rivers are safe" - Memories of my hometown; "The
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Qin Opera (Contemporary Chinese Writer Jia Pingwa Series)
Long novel. This series of Jia Pingwa's works includes novels from different periods since he started literary creation. Its completeness is unprecedented. It not only provides readers with the opportunity to read the complete collection, but also provides convenience for researchers.
45Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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Qin Opera (Complete Collection of Mao Dun Literature Award-Winning Works: Collector's Edition)
"Qinqiang" focuses on a village in southern Shaanxi and tells the story of the relationship between farmers and their land and the living conditions of farmers. Through the eyes of a "madman" named Yinsheng, it writes about the deep worries and deep sympathy for the heavy burden on farmers and the loss of rural culture. The work interprets the 20-year history of China's rural areas with dignified brushstrokes, focusing on the huge and profound changes in rural values and traditional patterns
40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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Walk Alone Freely
Mr. Pingwa always likes to be quiet and is afraid of someone knocking on his door. What makes him feel comfortable is either walking on the land of the northwest, or reclusive in his study. In fact, my husband also likes the excitement, but his excitement is not the bright lights, but the inner peace and the freedom of walking alone. This book talks about emotions, hobbies, society and life. There is worldly wisdom and the joy of life. To the hurried passer-by, Mr. Pingwa's collection of essays
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Sit Temporarily
"Sitting Temporarily" is a novel by the famous writer Jia Pingwa. It is set in Xi'an and tells the story of a group of independent and struggling urban women who rely on each other spiritually. Taking Xia Zihua, who was ill and hospitalized until her death, as a clue, and Hai Ruo, the owner of the teahouse who was temporarily sitting at the teahouse, as the center, it depicts the appearance of all living beings in the Red Mansion. They are mysterious and beautiful, and when they come and go, the
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Gaolaozhuang
University professor Gao Zilu returned to his hometown of Gaolaozhuang with his remarried wife in order to commemorate the third anniversary of his late father. The former farm boy now returns home in rich clothes. Gaolaozhuang is a pure-blooded Han village. Most of the ancestors of the Gao family were outstanding warriors. However, over the past few generations, most of the villagers have become poor and conservative, and even their stature has become smaller with each generation. After returni
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I Want to Be Someone Who Can Describe Your Life at Your Funeral
This book contains 30 classic essays praising the beautiful human emotions written by more than 20 modern and contemporary literary masters such as Jia Pingwa, Shi Tiesheng, Shen Congwen, Ba Jin, Liang Shiqiu, Xiao Hong, etc. You can also see past memories of Lu Xun, Bing Xin, Xu Zhimo, Ye Shengtao, Cao Yu, Cai Yuanpei, and Li Shuping in the writers' pens. This is a collection of essays about emotions. Writers deeply miss their mothers, lovers, most respected teachers, and cherished friends in t
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White Night
For Yelang, daytime is the most real lie, because although daytime is beautiful, it will always pass. The night is the most false reality. Although the night hides the beauty of the day, it can make people withdraw their illusions and face reality. Just like Yu Bai and Yan Ming, Yelang loves Yu Bai but is always afraid of her leaving, and when he is with Yan Ming, he is always unwilling to believe her seemingly false reality. For the world of this novel, "reborn" people are like the masters of f
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Gods Are Full Of
This book is Jia Pingwa's new prose collection in 2021. With the theme of everything in the world and the fireworks of the world, 68 pieces of Jia Pingwa's prose works are selected, including "Wind and Rain", "Ugly Stone", "A Shell", "A Little Peach Tree" and many other classics selected as Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools. For the first time, 3 new works such as "Frog Story", "Eye" and "Hezhou News" are included; 17 excellent paintings of Jia Pingwa are carefully selected to
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Broken Shadows on the Zhu Wall: Huan Palace's Dream
New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story!
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