Wolf Mountain
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Summary
Editor's review
Literarily, Yan Bo's prose is plain but powerful, adept at advancing plot and shaping characters through concrete details of daily life and dialogue, giving that vast history a tangible, felt warmth. The depiction of war's cruelty is restrained, and precisely that restraint conveys more deeply war's ruthless rending of individual fates and the deep attachment to home and homeland. The author's portrayals of local scenery and folkways add strong regional color and authentic flavor of life.
As a mainstream historical novel, Wolf Mountain's core reading value is its ground-level historical perspective. It does not deliberately play up heroism but seeks to restore the hesitation, struggle, and uprising of specific individuals in the tide of history. For readers who want to understand the real survival conditions of soldiers and civilians behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance, and who prefer to understand history through ordinary people's fates, this book offers a narrative sample full of human warmth, different from official histories. It makes us consider that in extreme circumstances, what sustains a nation is not only flags and slogans but the simplest desire in countless ordinary hearts to protect peace, home, and dignity.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the life history of soldiers and civilians behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance Against Japan
- Fans of realist fiction who value character development and detailed description
- Readers who want to understand historical change and national spirit from ordinary people's perspectives
- Those who appreciate literary works with regional character and folk customs
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking strong plotting, fast pace, and dense dramatic conflict
- Readers indifferent to War of Resistance history or interested only in grand strategic narrative
Reading tips
- Try reading alongside historical background material to deepen understanding of the novel's situations
- Pay attention to the portrayals of ordinary villagers, local armed forces, and other "small people," and consider their representativeness
- Note the author's depiction of Wolf Mountain's natural environment and rural life; these are key to atmosphere and theme
About the publisher
China Culture and History Press has long devoted itself to modern and contemporary literature and culture-and-history reading matter, with publishing directions centered on classic works, social novels, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy, alongside culture-and-history periodicals such as Zongheng. Among the more than 1,500 titles in the collection, representative books include Zhang Henshui's Ti Xiao Yin Yuan, Lu Xun's Complete Classic Works (10 volumes) and Wild Grass, and Lao She's Four Generations Under One Roof series and the boxed set of Lao She's Classic Works (10 volumes), while its author resources are concentrated on figures such as Zhang Henshui, Lu Xun, Lao She and Sima Qian. Its publishing character lies in solid editorial work on culture-and-history source texts and in issuing famous authors' works in sets, balancing the readability of individual texts with the systematic presentation of complete collections for focused reading and collecting. Beyond these directions, public information on the press's contemporary original publishing is limited, so it is not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 楔子
- 第一章 两学生神秘走失，狼山上夜现幻影
- 第二章 暴戾之燕王扫北，为祭祖二李寻根
- 第三章 坊间传惊世奇闻，悄然出两条战线
- 第四章 马家神秘失双犬，一手山下试牛刀
- 第五章 纪丽妍意外品玉，雷金桥笃定上山
- 第六章 凭主观邀约受阻，看狼山云蒸霞蔚
- 第七章 炖肥肉狼群争食，馋肥肉宵律密谋
- 第八章 二李怨欲毁石碑，玄真子蛊惑老雷
- 第九章 有心人屡次力邀，雷金桥终于踏勘
- 第十章 飞毛腿委身藏獒，两团伙明争暗斗
- 第十一章 二李谋求入县志，不遗余力藏石碑
- 第十二章 老雷倾力却扑空，自家出资忙搜山
- 第十三章 乡间祭树碑建亭，字字血声讨朱棣
- 第十四章 关键时老雷翻脸，旅游局急转直下
- 第十五章 为争锋节外生枝，使手段气煞老雷
- 第十六章 上千人驱赶狼群，两团伙悄然火并
- 第十七章 谨记下狼山真面，细安排深夜嘱托
- 第十八章 苦心者祸起萧墙，苦情者红杏出墙
- 第十九章 聪明人突发奇想，奏妙音反弹琵琶
- 第二十章 丁晓丽暧昧接班，拜专家谜团初解
- 尾声
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About the author
Public information about Yan Bo is quite limited; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. Judging from the fifteen works held in the collection, he is a popular author whose subjects range widely, spanning social fiction, otherworldly fantasy, and classic works. Representative titles include Underground Transport Station, Secret War, Wolf Mountain, The Male Secretary of the Female Municipal Party Secretary, Lock Picking, Utopia, 1943: The Great Gold Contest, and Pigeon King. These titles suggest two fairly clear strands: one focusing on realistic society, workplace and power relations, and the other leaning toward suspense, war and fantasy narratives, combining tense plots with popular readability. Given the lack of reliable biographical information, the full picture of his writing and its literary influence remain to be further examined, and readers may form their own understanding through the works themselves.
