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"Collection of Fantasy Stories" is a collection of short and medium-length stories by Zhang Ning, which consists of three parts: "Anecdotes from Luo Town", "Collection of Fantasy Stories" and "Collection of Wilderness". The author's brush strokes travel between cities and villages, exploring the deepest illnesses and desires hidden in the characters' hearts, while also looking for a spiritual home for self-identity and self-realization. Zhang Ning built a small town "Luo Town" with hometown significance in the novel to accommodate the restless nostalgia of young people in the town; at the same time, he created a character "Anda" with modern significance. Through his urban wanderings and strange encounters, he explores the self-doubt and reshaping experienced by contemporary young people in the process of resisting the city or being assimilated by the city. In addition, Zhang Ning also insists on writing stories about women from different regions and experiences. His novels not only echo the current craze of the global women's equal rights movement, but also reflect the author's concern for the fate of contemporary women.

Xiaoqing is a generalized group - no fixed organization, but with relatively stable taste and style. You will find and capture them in cultural forums, art salons or some hidden places. Haruki Murakami, Chen Qizhen, cotton and linen long skirts, backlit Gesang flowers, IKEA... There are many related images and labels trying to define them. And often, it is they who define and influence the literary and artistic trend of a period. How did Xiaoqing originate? How to present it? What kind of lifestyle does it have? What connection does it have with the petty bourgeoisie, heavy taste, and angry youth that we are familiar with? Between this book and life, you may be able to find unexpected answers.

"Jiangdong Dream" is the final work of Zhang Ning's novel trilogy following "A Tale of Three Cities" and "Spring Mountain Ballad". The trilogy tells the youthful lives of three generations: sons, fathers, and ancestors in sequence. The protagonist Li Yungu of "Jiangdong Dream" and the Dong family and Cai family lived during the Anti-Japanese War. The war interrupted the peaceful life of the patriotic businessman Dong family, but also inspired people's tenacious will to live, especially the younger generation represented by the three sisters Li Yungu. In the face of the cruel war, they never gave up the pursuit of life and love, but they were often involuntarily in chaos. The novel tells the fate of ordinary people in the great era, writes historical legends, and expresses a generation in the war.

This is a long novel that writes the growth history of the "post-80s generation", focusing on the changes in fate of the protagonist Gu Mingdi. At the same time, it is a novel that directly faces the current urban life. The protagonist's main activity spaces are in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and uses this as a starting point to radiate the living conditions of all social strata. The novel relatively completely creates a typical image of contemporary youth, highlighting his journey from a "literary young man" with "petty bourgeoisie" in a metropolis to a responsible, responsible and sentimental person.

The novel "Spring Mountain Ballad" describes the youthful years of a generation born in the 1950s. Against the background of struggle and growth, the picture of urban and rural life slowly unfolds around the protagonists such as Gu Qiulin, Lu Yi, Ma Huanchang, and Wang Lixiong. Standing at the forefront of the times, they are confused about their life trajectories and constantly collide with the surroundings. But at the same time, the love and kindness in their hearts are highlighted at critical moments time and time again. Their ignorant love and friendship turn their youthful memories into a graceful love song. "The Ballad of Spring Mountain" is the second part of the author Zhang Ning's novel trilogy. It focuses on the fathers of the protagonists of the first "A Tale of Three Cities" and aims to outline the different youth experiences of the three generations and tell the story of the changes in destiny.