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In Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s, the commodity economy was prevalent and literature and art were highly commercialized. A writer with an unyielding artistic conscience struggled in the conflict between ideals and reality. He did not want to sell his self-worth but could not, so he had to cook words to cure his hunger and survive by writing rubbish. At the same time, he blamed himself and repented, used alcohol to anesthetize him, and sunk into an alcoholic who could not extricate himself...

This collection consists of 12 volumes with about 4.5 Million words. Volumes 1-5 contain 10 novels, 2 in each volume. They include "Private Love", "Drunkard", "Wall", "Ceramics", "Island and Peninsula", "Opposite", "He Has a Sharp Knife", "Bar Girl", "Hong Kong Residence" and "The Song of the Times" in order, volumes 6-7 There are 17 novellas, 15 new stories in volume 8, 178 short stories and micro-novels in volumes 9-10, and 65 essays, 25 poems, 85 literary criticisms (including prefaces and postscripts and creative talks) in volumes 11-12 and the collection of literary criticism "Duanmu Hongliang Lun". Each volume is preceded by "Author's Words", "Editor's Words" and "Preparation Instructions". The 12th volume is followed by a creation chronology and an introduction written by the editor Mei Zi. It took 8 years to compile and publish this collection. It is the first time that Mr. Liu Yichang's works have been compiled into a collection, which is of great significance and value.