The thirteen books are "Literary Memoirs", "Memories of Anzhi Characters", "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", "Xixia Hotel", "Jin Ping Mei", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Journey to the West", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Martin Eden", "Water Margin", "History of American Race", "Amusing Me to Death", "I'm from Xinjiang"
Mu Xin, author of "Literary Memoirs": Literature is lovely. Life is fun. Art requires sacrifice. In the late 1980s, when Mu Xin was living in New York, and since he resumed writing and continued to publish books, his mainland Chinese and Taiwanese colleagues in New York, who were seeking jobs in foreign countries, actually prompted Mu Xin to give lectures on "History of World Literature," which suddenly lasted as long as A five-year "literary expedition" - from the beginning of the class on January 15, 1989, to the last class on January 9, 1994, each lecturer took turns providing his own living room, and there were painters, dancers, and historians present. , sculptors, etc.
Chen Julai, the author of "Memories of Anzhi Characters": From beginning to end, he writes stories about characters in the calligraphy and painting field that the famous modern seal engraver Mr. Chen Julai is familiar with. Most of them are influential figures in the 1930s and 1940s. , there are famous ministers such as Zhang Daqian, Wu Daiqiu, Feng Chaoran, and Wu Hufan, as well as famous women of the generation such as Zhou Lianxia, ??Lu Xiaoman, etc.
Liu Zhenyun, author of "I'm Not Pan Jinlian":
The stories are all about a cuckold who wants to kill someone. In fact, he just wants to find someone in the crowd who can talk to him.
The difference is that in this book, there is a cuckold woman, who goes from killing people to tormenting people, just to correct a sentence among the crowd[2].
After going through a ridiculous divorce case, this woman who had wrongfully accused Pan Jinlian had to prove that the previous divorce was false, and she also wanted to prove that she was not Pan Jinlian, so she started to file a lawsuit. As a result, lawsuits were filed from the town to the county, the city, and even to the National People's Congress in Beijing. Not only did they fail to turn out what was false, they also dragged down the president of the court, the dean, the county magistrate, and even the mayor. ; Even during the "Two Sessions", her provinces, cities and counties would stage a scene of siege and interception, which lasted for twenty years.
Luo Yijun, author of "Xixia Hotel": On the one hand, the content is presented in the title of the book The last escape history of "Xi Xia", on the other hand, is the imagination that takes place in the cramped space of a modern "hotel". The connection of the two words actually metaphors the fate, history and identity of the second generation from other provinces in Taiwan. Because in the eyes of Luo Yijun, the second generation from other provinces, their descendants will completely become natives of this province. Sooner or later, an ethnic group like the people from other provinces will disappear, and such a fate is like that of the Dangxiang people who founded Xixia in Chinese history. So "Xixia Hotel" is about various people who have appeared in different periods in history. How they appeared one by one, made a gorgeous appearance, and then suddenly entered the void, leaving behind some very broken things. memory. These people include people from other provinces in Taiwan today.
Lan Ling Xiaoxiaosheng, the author of "The Golden Lotus": Using the story of Wu Song's murder of his sister-in-law in "Water Margin" as an introduction, through the representation of the philistine forces in the feudal era who had three identities: bureaucrats, bullies, and wealthy businessmen. The description of the sinful life of the character Ximen Qing and his family reflects the appearance of folk life at that time. It depicts a ghostly world that ranges from the imperial masters who wield power and dictatorship in the imperial court, to local bureaucrats and bullies, and even the ruffians, hooligans, eunuchs, and gangsters in the market. Ximen Qing was originally a shabby rich man and the owner of a herbal medicine shop. He was good at finding good connections, currying favor with powerful people, and took over all lawsuits in the county. He was associated with transportation officials, county magistrates, and magistrates. He used all means to plunder, amass wealth, indulge in lewdness, and committed all kinds of evil. He robbed widows of their property, seduced the wives of sworn brothers, possessed young girls, and murdered the husbands of his concubines. In order to satisfy his insatiable desire for pleasure, he did all kinds of evil things. However, because he had the support of the government, especially Cai Jing, the prime minister of the dynasty, and worshiped him as his adoptive father, not only did he not receive the punishment he deserved, but he also managed to get the best of him and was promoted step by step.
Cao Xueqin, the author of "A Dream of Red Mansions": takes the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue as the background, focuses on the family chores of the Jia family and the leisure time in the boudoir, and focuses on the lives of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai. The story of love and marriage is the main line, describing the human beauty and tragic beauty of good and evil lovers centered on Jia Baoyu and the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling. It praises the rebellious characters who pursue the light. Through the tragic fate of the rebels, it foresees the inevitable demise of feudal society and reveals Out of the crisis of feudal apocalypse.
Wu Chengen, the author of "Journey to the West": It mainly describes the four disciples Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng and Bai Longma who protected Tang Monk on his journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. They experienced eighty-one difficulties along the way and defeated demons along the way. The story of defeating demons, turning danger into safety, and finally reaching the Western Heaven and obtaining the true scripture. It is based on "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" and Han folklore.
Luo Guanzhong, the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": describes the historical events of nearly 105 years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. The whole book reflects the political and military struggles of the Three Kingdoms era, reflects the transformation of various social contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, and summarizes the great historical changes of this era, shaping a batch of all-powerful Three Kingdoms heroes, allowing modern people to feel the Three Kingdoms Characteristics of heroic characters.
Jack London, author of "Martin Eden": The story tells the story of a young sailor, Martin Eden, who accidentally met the upper-class Miss Rose. Inspired by her, he studied hard on his own and began arduous creation. career. Although he encountered obstacles at every turn, he still refused to obey Rose's arrangement and join her father's office to become a "promising young man." Later, his fortune suddenly turned around. Manuscripts that had been rejected before were published one after another, and he became a popular writer. Relatives and friends who used to look down on him rushed to treat him to dinner. Even Rose, who had broken up with him, came to embrace him. This made him see clearly this bleak society, and his beautiful illusions about love were completely shattered.
Shi Naian, author of "Water Margin": Taking the uprising army led by Song Jiang as the main theme, through a series of vivid stories of Liangshan heroes resisting oppression and heroic struggle, it exposes the decadence and brutality of the ruling class in the late Northern Song Dynasty , exposed the sharply opposed social contradictions and the cruel reality of "officials forcing the people to rebel" at that time. According to the original plan of 120 chapters, the first 70 chapters are about various heroes going to Liangshan, and the last 50 chapters are mainly about Song Jiang and his gang being recruited to serve the court and being killed by treacherous ministers.
Thomas Sowell, author of "A History of Race in the United States": uses a large number of historical facts and figures to tell the history of struggle and culture of various races in the United States in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, including the Irish, Germans, and Italians , Japanese, Jews, Chinese, Mexicans, blacks, Puerto Ricans, etc.
Neil Postman, author of "Amusing Ourselves to Death": pointed out that all public discourse in real society (the book mainly uses American society as an example) increasingly appears in the form of entertainment and becomes a culture Spirit. Our politics, religion, news, sports, education and business have all become willing appendages of entertainment.
Kurbanjan Saimat, author of "I Come from Xinjiang": It tells the story of every Chinese. It records the photographer himself, Kurbanjan Saimaiti, and 100 Xinjiang people working and living in the mainland. They come from different ethnic groups - Uyghur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongolian, Tatar, Uzbek, Xibe, Tajik, Kirgiz, Daur, Dongxiang, Tibetan; and have different ages and genders; They have different religious beliefs; they live in all regions and corners of Chinese society; they work in all walks of life, including actors, hosts, business owners, social celebrities, business executives, pilots, as well as entrepreneurial youth and school students. , street vendors...