The Fishy Smell of Seawater: A Collection of Ruan Lang’s work

Hong Kong writer Ruan Lang, who has been active in the local literary scene in the last century, worked as an editor for a newspaper, and was good at turning news events into writing topics, exploring the sins and darkness hidden in the city, and writing many stories of joy and sorrow that people love to talk about. This book selects eleven works by Ruan Lang from the 1950s to the 1970s, including short stories, novels, and movie scripts. The works span the Tang Dynasty, the World War II period, and Hong Kong from the mid-20th century to the second half of the century, telling the stories of poets such as Du Fu and modern writers such as Yu Dafu, depicting the various life experiences of the real world, alongside Ruan Lang's humanistic criticism and sympathy for the state of affairs, revealing his personal love for monks in the face of family and national difficulties. In order to let today's readers reacquaint themselves with Ruan Lang, this book carefully organizes Ruan Lang's creative chronology and includes articles about Ruan Lang's life, which are of great value to the study of Hong Kong literature.