The White Horse in the Dream

Name: The White Horse in the Dream
ISBN: 9787521235111

内蒙古翻译家协会Writers Publishing House · ChinaMar 2026

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Word count: 71K words
Chapters: 12
ISBN: 9787521235111

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Summary

This collection spans grassland life, rural change, and childhood memory, offering a rich portrait of ethnic culture and social life. Its narratives are largely retrospective: “The White Horse in My Dream” links the horse’s legendary journey with the passage of years on the grassland, giving the story emotional force, while “Rural Trilogy” follows a clear chronological line through rural development and transformation. The language varies in appeal—plain and grounded in everyday detail, as in the farming descriptions in “Facing the Loess,” which make readers feel they are there, or lyrical and evocative, as in “The Serene Blue-Green Cooking Smoke,” whose imagery is poetic and vivid and heightens the emotional impact. Most pieces are marked by sincere, intense feeling—attachment to animals, love of home, and cherishing of family—which adds human depth and distinctive artistic value.

Editor's review

This collection centers on grassland life, rural transformation, and childhood memories. Translated under the auspices of the Inner Mongolia Translators Association, it strikes an overall tone poised between plainness and lyricism. Memory-based narration predominates: "The White Horse in the Dream" uses the legendary experiences of a white horse to trace changes in grassland life over time, with its emotional force arising from the passage of time itself; "A Country Trilogy" follows a temporal thread through rural development and change with a clear structure; "Facing the Loess" offers plain, tangible descriptions of farm work, while "The Serene Blue-Grey Cooking Smoke" paints scenes with poetic strokes. The language varies from piece to piece, but all share sincere feeling, with a constant attachment to animals, home, and family. Suited to reading piecemeal in spare moments, it also works as an anthology for understanding short-form writing on grassland and rural themes. Readers seeking a uniform style or strong plot momentum may find the experience less coherent.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy short works they can read in segments
Readers interested in grassland life and rural transformation
Literary enthusiasts drawn to memory-based narration and lyrical prose
Readers hoping to discover translated works on ethnic minority themes

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer long, continuous narratives with strong plotting
Readers expecting a uniform style and tightly structured whole
Readers uninterested in lyrical, memory-based prose

Reading tips

There is no need to read straight through; start with pieces such as "The White Horse in the Dream" or "A Country Trilogy" to get a feel for the overall style.
Pause briefly after each piece and note the differences in language style between selections.
When reading farm-work passages such as "Facing the Loess," draw on your own life experience to appreciate the texture of the details.
Treat the memory-based narration as an entry point into grassland and rural change rather than as plot-driven storytelling.

About the publisher

Writers Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.

版权信息
前言
梦中的白马
蔚蓝的石头世界
安详的青色炊烟（外二篇）
漫漫驼铃声
难忘天籁音
面朝黄土
明天我去驻村
骢马之耐力
乡村三部曲
小女孩吉茹娜

FAQ

Is this book a collection of fiction or of essays?

From the available information, it is a collection spanning grassland life, rural transformation, and childhood memories. The narrative methods vary: some pieces link legendary experiences through memory, others trace rural change along a temporal thread, and the language ranges from plain to lyrical. Readers may approach it as a collection of short works linked by theme but varied in style.

Will the sharp differences in style between pieces affect the reading experience?

The stylistic variety is a feature of this anthology rather than a flaw. The plainer pieces emphasize details of daily life, while the more lyrical ones emphasize imagery and feeling; readers can read piece by piece at their own pace. Reading straight through may make the shifts in tone feel frequent, so spacing out the readings is advisable.

Will a translated work feel distant to read?

Translated under the auspices of the Inner Mongolia Translators Association, the book reads naturally overall, presenting both plain and lyrical styles. Its content centers on everyday life and childhood memories in grassland and rural settings, with concrete situations, so readers are unlikely to feel a marked distance; instead, they can sense the texture of life as expressed through another language.

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About the author

内蒙古翻译家协会 Author

The Inner Mongolia Translators Association is a social organization engaged in translation work in the Inner Mongolia region, participating in book compilation, translation, and publication under a collective byline. Public information is limited, and its founding date, organizational structure, and individual members cannot currently be verified. Judging from the nine works held in the collection, the association's compilation and publishing focus centers on fiction and prose miscellany, with themes often involving grassland life, commercial travel, and social realities. Representative works include The Mongolian Merchant, The Hills of the Yellow Gazelle, Mist on the Grassland, The White Horse in a Dream, Black Snow, Aoteer, When the Geese Return, and Nanan Alata. These works combine the qualities of social fiction and classic literature, with some content touching on political issues. Overall, they reflect attention to Inner Mongolia's regional experience and cultural landscape, and offer reference texts for readers seeking to understand local literary translation and creative writing.