How many years did it take Lu Yao to write Ordinary World?

It took six years for Lu Yao to write Ordinary World from 1982 to 1988 on May 25th.

1On May 25th, 988, at the guest house in Ganquan County, northern Shaanxi, Lu Yao spread out his convulsive hand with hot water and finished the last page of Ordinary World. Then, he threw the ballpoint pen that had been used for several years out of the window in one breath. Ordinary World was conceived in 1982 and completed in 1988. In six years, Lu Yao went down to the coal mine and the countryside, which was extremely flashy, lived in a humble room and tried his best. Many times, he felt that his life was over when he was lying in bed. When "Ordinary World" was finished, the man who was less than 40 years old was haggard and looked like an old man.

The creative attitude determines the height of the work. Ordinary World has three volumes1100,000 words, and the book spans from 1975 to 1985. It reflects the great historical changes of urban and rural social life in China during the period of 10 in a panoramic way, and can be called a monument of literature in the new period. 1991March, Ordinary World won the third Mao Dun Literature Prize. For more than ten years, Lu Yao's Ordinary World and other works have been the most popular novels in China.