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A good fit for
- Explorers interested in the cross-disciplinary fusion of contemporary art and literature
- Readers who appreciate a cool, spare, and philosophical prose style
- Those seeking quiet introspection and spiritual dialogue in their reading
- Artists or literary researchers hoping to draw unique creative inspiration and forms
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- Readers expecting traditional, continuous narrative or light entertainment
- Readers impatient with more abstract, imagistic modes of expression
Reading tips
- Read slowly in a quiet setting, observing the engraved works in the book and sensing the breath and rhythm between image and text.
- There is no need to understand everything at once; treat it as a bedside or desk book to dip into, finding something new with each reading.
- While reading, set aside excessive rational analysis for a while and try to approach the core of the works through intuition and feeling.
About the publisher
SDX Joint Publishing Company is a publisher known for its humanities and social science titles, covering classics, culture, history, social fiction and politics. Its catalogue of 826 books includes Chinese and foreign literary classics such as The Scholars, Camel Xiangzi and Selected Short Stories of Chekhov, scholarly works such as Studies of Chinese Cave Temples, A Study of the Tuoba History (Revised Edition) and The Nine-Rank System: A Prehistory of the Imperial Examination, and translations such as Red Star Over China and Notes from the House of the Dead. Its authors include renowned Chinese and foreign writers such as Wu Jingzi, Lao She, Su Bai and Chekhov, as well as scholars and translators such as Chen Xiaoming, Wang Benhua, Guo Changbao and Zhu Xiansheng. Its publishing character lies in balancing the popularisation of classics with academic depth, with attention to textual quality and the transmission of knowledge.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 你的劳作简直像宋朝人
- 七札之前
- 写作何为
- 咀嚼自己
- 2015年的回答
- 一札 我是孤独的最好的一部分
- 第一章 只有天真、朴素是美的
- 第二章 我画布上只有意外
- 第三章 是和不是
- 第四章 我是孤独的最好的一部分
- 二札 那些在荷兰将死的日子
- 第一章 在荷兰
- 第二章 法常的柿子
- 第三章 折叠欲念
- 三札 对自己的忠告
- 第一章 二月二日的笔记
- 第二章 传统的桌子
- 第三章 童心
- 四札 瞬思
- 第一章 哲心
- 第二章 诗心
- 五札 艺术家
- 第一章 艺术家
- 第二章 风格和真实
- 第三章 激情的峰值
- 六札 艺术
- 第一章 最重要的
- 第二章 美、自由
- 第三章 享受
- 七札 创作
- 第一章 创作之根
- 第二章 创作之思
- 第三章 创作之技
- 第四章 创作之灵
- 七札之外
- 让我像他一样的夸张吧
- 山里的冬日
- 不管是否有人倾听
- 用线的寓言——重读斯坦伯格
- 编后小记：闪电
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About the author
Leng Bingchuan: public information is limited. Two works can currently be confirmed, Qizha and The Aesthetic Shanghai (Weimei Shanghai), with common categories including prose and miscellaneous writings as well as photography. Judging from these two works, his writing is closely connected with images: on the one hand, he develops personal observation and reflection in the form of prose essays, with polished language and an emphasis on aesthetic experience; on the other hand, through photography or the juxtaposition of text and image, he directs his attention to urban life and visual experience, showing particular interest in the details of city life and an aesthetic sensibility, especially on the subject of Shanghai. His output is not yet large, and his themes are relatively concentrated, giving his work an overall tendency toward emotional experience and artistic taste. Since no clear records of his biography, background, or creative career are available, no speculation is made here; this brief introduction is based only on the works and categories in the database, for readers' reference.
