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"Selected Novels and Essays by Xiao Hong" is a collection of short stories and essays by Xiao Hong, a renowned modern Chinese female writer. The book includes famous short stories such as "The Call of the Wilderness," "Small Town in March," "Hand," "On the Ox Cart," and "Back Garden." The essays are divided into two parts, featuring selected works from the 1930s and additional works outside the collection. This book reflects Xiao Hong's personal experiences, including her tragic love, challenging life trajectory, and her unwavering spirit of struggle, resistance, and defiance against fate. It embodies her artistic pursuit of transforming the soul of the nation.
- AuthorXiao Hong
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2014
"Selected Works of Xiao Hong's Novels and Essays" is a collection of famous Chinese modern female writer Xiao Hong's short stories and essays. The short stories include the famous works "The Call of the Wild", "March in a Small Town", "Hands", "On the Cart", and "The Back Garden". The essays are divided into two parts. The first part of the essays are selected from Xiao Hong's works published in the 1930s, including "Trek", "Shangshi Street", "Bridge", and "Memories of Mr. Lu Xun". The second part is a collection of works outside the collection. The book not only reflects Xiao Hong's personal tragic love, difficult and desolate life trajectory, but also contains her persistence in love, deep feelings and struggles with her mentors and friends, and her spirit of rebellion, resistance, and submission to fate. It embodies her artistic pursuit of "remolding the soul of the nation". 1. Classic works of famous writers. This book is a selection of Xiao Hong's famous works, which is a supplement to her epic novel "The Field of Life and Death" in another literary form, and has the same popular charm. 2. The content of this book is extensive. The selected short stories are excellent works, and the essays cover Xiao Hong's creations in various periods, with various materials. 3. The tragic love between the author Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun, and the deep feelings between the mentor Lu Xun and his family have always been the focus of readers' attention in this collection of essays. * The revised edition adds three short stories "The Death of Wang's Wife", "Watching Kites", "Yellow River" and an essay "Abandoned Child".
- AuthorXiao Hong
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2014
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""Elegant Prose"" is a collection of articles exploring the history and culture of Hong Kong through dozens of selected place names. The author recounts intriguing stories about life in Hong Kong. Each article is accompanied by a hand-drawn watercolor map, highlighting famous landmarks and cultural relics, providing an artistic introduction to various locations in Hong Kong. The author's deep understanding of classical poetry is evident throughout the book, with many of their own poetic works seamlessly integrated into the text.
- AuthorWritten by Mok Mok, Illustrated by Yun Feng
- PublisherChung Hwa Book Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
- Publication Date2021
In the realm of unfinished love, cherish the memories and leave lingering emotions. Love knows no boundaries, as individuals from diverse backgrounds embark on a journey filled with both brilliance and vulnerability. Within a hand-copied parchment scroll lie cryptic phrases and enigmatic riddles. It unveils a long-buried secret, traversing from France to England, and from Paris to Scotland. Kim Ling and Lok Tin find themselves in an underground prison in Edinburgh, where they unravel a series of shocking connections. The emergence of the clandestine society known as the Angel Society, coupled with a perplexing murder in a church, sets the stage for their quest. Unless they can decipher this intricate puzzle, an ancient truth spanning six centuries will fade into oblivion.
- AuthorGolden Bell
- PublisherTian Di Book Company Limited
- Publication Date2005
Life is more than mere existence. It encompasses something beyond material pursuits and fame. It includes the ability to appreciate and be moved by the world around us, fostering curiosity and respect for other forms of life. Instead of focusing solely on ourselves, we should broaden our perspective to understand the fascinating and worthy creatures that share our world. From an early age, we are taught simplistic lessons about butterflies being lazy and bees being diligent. However, there is more to the story. Butterflies, for instance, spend their lives amidst colorful flowers, a sight we admire without considering the fact that butterflies are actually colorblind. This revelation challenges our assumptions and highlights the hidden complexities of the natural world.
- AuthorWang Yixing
- PublisherDay Reading Hall
- Publication Date2011
Two authors present two sides of a supernatural tale, where two protagonists embark on independent plots that intertwine to create a chilling ghost story. A love poem hides a haunting specter from a past life, while a long-haired woman repeatedly attempts to jump from a seven-story building. A night shift nurse drifts through the eerie corridors of a fifth-floor ward, and a mysterious child whispers behind a bedroom door. In the realm of dreams, a pig's blood porridge shop looms at the head of a bridge. A ghostly doctor removes stitches from the protagonist's eyes, unveiling a series of thrilling and blood-soaked events.
- AuthorGeng Zelin, Zhao Lifan
- PublisherDay Reading Hall
- Publication Date2010