The Light of a Rural Night
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literature lovers with a strong interest in rural literature and essay writing
- Urban readers longing for inner calm and spiritual solace in a fast-paced life
- Researchers or observers interested in China's rural transformation and sociocultural memory
- Readers who enjoy perceiving life's authenticity and poetry in plain, delicate prose
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking strong plot, fast pacing, or dramatic conflict
- Readers uninterested in the essay form who prefer practical or theoretical content
Reading tips
- Best read at night or in quiet moments alone, to fully immerse in the atmosphere and imagery the work creates
- Can be read alongside the author's other works on Jiangnan scenery to understand the evolution of his creative trajectory
- Need not be finished in one sitting; suitable as a bedside book or a spiritual respite in fragmented time, to be savored slowly
About the publisher
Volumes Publishing Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its titles on Chinese classics and literature and the arts. Its publishing covers classical literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, folk literature, foreign literature, and exam preparation books. Judging from the 269 titles in the database, the company emphasizes making classic works accessible to a broad readership. Representative books include Letters from Fu Lei to His Son, The Four Great Classical Novels, Teahouse, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, and Camel Xiangzi, with authors including Fu Lei, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Wu Cheng'an, Lao She, Liu Xiang, and Liu Xin. The company has also developed series brands such as the Volumes Studio Chinese Classics and the Science Fiction Library, giving it a distinctive profile in organizing Chinese classics and promoting literary reading. Public information on its other publishing activities is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 作者简介
- 第一辑 乡村的修辞
- 庄稼开花
- 乡村的修辞
- 水稻田里的秘密
- 竹子都有一颗唱歌的心
- 乡村夜晚的光
- 竹管是水下山的路
- 城里路与乡下路
- 庄稼是村庄的风景
- 向天开花，向地结果
- 在乡道会车
- 七八月自有答案
- 父亲的脊梁和儿子的后背
- 大地的味道
- 第二辑 手指都是长着眼睛的
- 偷看洗澡的花
- 看小孩子走路
- 妈，你快点儿回来呀
- 你踩疼了我的影子
- 手指都是长着眼睛的
- 拖着老爸不让老
- 在行走中长大
- 成长的秘密
- 请你帮帮我
- 改变世界的力量
- 错过季节的西瓜秧
- 还情
- 留下一颗有尊严的种子
- 第三辑 一季一动词
- 水的“n种”接触方式
- 人生有浅意
- 落进水里的光
- 一季一动词
- 夏天是个拟声词
- 风的样子
- 唤醒花仙子
- 像滑手机屏一样，滑一滑春天
- 夏天的云
- 高架路上的花
- 冬天的树，穿上了白袜子
- 一棵树的移植哲学
- 倾斜六十五度的阳光
- 第四辑 藏在米粒里的暖
- 你的手一搭，我就感受到了
- 美德在民间
- 藏在米粒里的暖
- 你说实话，我不生气
- 同学家，有藏书
- 阳光给我披了件外套
- 借来的日子
- 悬在空中的疤痕
- 世间最温暖的归途
- 补丁里的体面生活
- 老母亲的第一次
- 和父亲坐一条板凳
- 第五辑 “我”没有偏旁
- 涂一时之快鸦
- 体内的小偷
- 你被我磨光了
- 圈不同
- 爸爸的大鞋
- “我”没有偏旁
- 我只能抓住生活中极小的一部分
- 东西坏了修好它
- 半称心
- 一把起子的人生课
- 树活树的，我活我的
- 一碗面条的吃法
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About the author
Sun Daorong is a Chinese essayist about whom limited public information is available. What can be confirmed is that his writing centers on prose and miscellaneous essays, with two titles currently included in the collection. His representative works, Looking for Mom's Missing-Person Notice and Light of a Country Night, suggest that his writing often dwells on family memory and rural daily life, drawing emotion and illumination from ordinary people and events. Rather than elaborate ornamentation, he tends toward plain, understated narration that stays close to the texture of lived experience, finding in small scenes and human relationships a concern for family, native place, and the circumstances of ordinary people. His prose is warm and restrained. On the available evidence, his subjects are focused and his style consistent, making his work suitable for readers who appreciate lyrical essays and rural writing, and offering a modest example of contemporary prose on family and country themes.
