WHEN the boy entered Grade Six, his teacher repeatedly advised his mother: "Be prepared, your son's chances of going to a middle school, even a mediocre one, are slim."
This book tells a heartwarming story,as well as a story about companionship and guardianship."Mr.White"is an old and large white goose,and the"Black Warrior"is a sturdy but gentle Chinese pastoral ...This book tells a heartwarming story,as well as a story about companionship and guardianship."Mr.White"is an old and large white goose,and the"Black Warrior"is a sturdy but gentle Chinese pastoral dog with black fur all over.The author uses a warm tone,writing from the perspective of a child,"I,"to portray the mutual companionship,affection,and inseparable bond between"Mr.White,"the"Black Warrior,"and the grandfather.This not only shows the animals'wit,courage,and love but also reveals the author s insight into the true meaning of life.展开更多
There were hardly any yards on the smaller streets of Guangzi section.With little space between the homes,doors and windows faced the unpaved streets and the homes on the other side.The families were dirt poor when th...There were hardly any yards on the smaller streets of Guangzi section.With little space between the homes,doors and windows faced the unpaved streets and the homes on the other side.The families were dirt poor when they first showed up after roaming around,children in tow,their belongings hanging on shoulder poles.A home with a yard never entered their minds.Besides,as we've seen,their thoughts were on the homes they left,with no plans on settling here.Given that mindset,why not throwupa one-ortwo-roommud-brick shackas a roof overthe heads of a family of transients and be done with it?Building the houses very close to each other saved them the trouble of throwing up walls between them.The communal wall was not a cold wall,which benefitted both houses.Facing one another across narrow streets,the people felt safe.If something bad were to happen to any of them,a shout out the door or window could be heard up and down the street.展开更多
Thematically,my novels can be broadly divided into two genres.One genre would be the zhiqing literature.Zhiqing,the educated youth,who were sent to the countryside to undergo re-education in the Cultural Revolution we...Thematically,my novels can be broadly divided into two genres.One genre would be the zhiqing literature.Zhiqing,the educated youth,who were sent to the countryside to undergo re-education in the Cultural Revolution were a distinctive demographic created during the Down to the Countryside Movement,lived through the"Cultural Revolution."They were also the first generation born after the founding of the People's Republic of China.The literature[in the Chinese mainland]of the 1980s has been broadly characterized as"new period literature."Introspection is one of its salient characteristics.I believe that the zhiqing experience gave an entire generation a sense,whether individually or collectively,of having witnessed an exceptional era.As a young writer at that time who had experienced it for myself,it was inevitable that introspection would become one of the missions of my literary endeavors.展开更多
文摘WHEN the boy entered Grade Six, his teacher repeatedly advised his mother: "Be prepared, your son's chances of going to a middle school, even a mediocre one, are slim."
文摘This book tells a heartwarming story,as well as a story about companionship and guardianship."Mr.White"is an old and large white goose,and the"Black Warrior"is a sturdy but gentle Chinese pastoral dog with black fur all over.The author uses a warm tone,writing from the perspective of a child,"I,"to portray the mutual companionship,affection,and inseparable bond between"Mr.White,"the"Black Warrior,"and the grandfather.This not only shows the animals'wit,courage,and love but also reveals the author s insight into the true meaning of life.
文摘There were hardly any yards on the smaller streets of Guangzi section.With little space between the homes,doors and windows faced the unpaved streets and the homes on the other side.The families were dirt poor when they first showed up after roaming around,children in tow,their belongings hanging on shoulder poles.A home with a yard never entered their minds.Besides,as we've seen,their thoughts were on the homes they left,with no plans on settling here.Given that mindset,why not throwupa one-ortwo-roommud-brick shackas a roof overthe heads of a family of transients and be done with it?Building the houses very close to each other saved them the trouble of throwing up walls between them.The communal wall was not a cold wall,which benefitted both houses.Facing one another across narrow streets,the people felt safe.If something bad were to happen to any of them,a shout out the door or window could be heard up and down the street.
文摘Thematically,my novels can be broadly divided into two genres.One genre would be the zhiqing literature.Zhiqing,the educated youth,who were sent to the countryside to undergo re-education in the Cultural Revolution were a distinctive demographic created during the Down to the Countryside Movement,lived through the"Cultural Revolution."They were also the first generation born after the founding of the People's Republic of China.The literature[in the Chinese mainland]of the 1980s has been broadly characterized as"new period literature."Introspection is one of its salient characteristics.I believe that the zhiqing experience gave an entire generation a sense,whether individually or collectively,of having witnessed an exceptional era.As a young writer at that time who had experienced it for myself,it was inevitable that introspection would become one of the missions of my literary endeavors.
