A Brief Introduction to the Author of Xiang Xing Zawen

Introduction:

Shen Congwen, formerly known as Shen Yuehuan, is known by his pen names Xiu, Guan Bi, Xuan Ruo, etc. He is a famous writer and cultural relic researcher in China.

14 years old, joined the team and roamed the Hunan-Sichuan-Guizhou border region. From 65438 to 0924, he began to create literature and published novels such as Long River and Border Town. 193 1 to 1933 taught at Qingdao university, went to teach at the national The National SouthWest Associated University after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, and 1946 returned to teach at Peking University.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he worked in the Museum of Chinese History and the Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences, mainly engaged in the study of China's ancient history and cultural relics, and wrote The Study of Ancient Chinese Costumes, Lacquerware in Warring States Period and Bronze Mirrors in Tang and Song Dynasties. 1988 died in Beijing at the age of 86.

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Creative style

Shen Congwen's writing style tends to be romantic. He demanded the poetic effect of the novel, combining realism, recalling dreams and symbolism. The language style is simple, the sentence pattern is simple and steep, the trunk is prominent, simple and heavy, simple and vivid, with strong local color, which highlights the unique charm and spirit of rural humanity.

Shen Congwen's novels about the countryside are typical rural cultural novels. In the process of the transformation from the western Hunan world to modernity, he always pays attention to the lifestyle, life footprint and historical destiny of rural people stipulated by the collision of different cultures. The whole work is full of worries about life and philosophical thinking about life.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Shen Congwen