Loud Silence
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Summary
The book discusses classic authors such as García Márquez, Naipaul, Pamuk, Hrabal, Alexievich, Mo Yan, and Yu Hua; as well as some emerging contemporary writers such as Xu Zechen, Li Er, and Wang Shiyue; and some directors and their films that have had enormous influence in China.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literature lovers who hope to expand their reading map of classic and contemporary authors through criticism
- Film fans and film researchers who want to understand directors and works from a literary perspective
- Writers and critics who need to observe the measure of critical language and judgment
- Students of Chinese literature and the humanities as supplementary reading
- Book club organizers looking for discussion-worthy texts
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting a systematic theoretical framework or academic monograph; this is a collection of criticism
- Readers who only want in-depth study of a single author; the book's subjects are wide-ranging
- Complete beginners unfamiliar with the writers and films discussed, who may lack background footholds
- Readers who prefer light entertainment and do not want to follow critical judgments
Reading tips
- Start with reviews of works you already know, compare them with the author's judgments, and test your own reading responses
- Treat the book as an index: when you encounter an interesting writer or film, go back to the original book or film
- Read the literature and film sections separately to avoid losing focus from jumping between subjects
- Note down points you disagree with and revisit them after finishing, to sort out your own critical standards
About the publisher
Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一辑 松鼠在榛子丛里
- 天意从来高难问——路遥之平凡与传奇
- 白鹿原上最好的作家走了
- 陆沉者杨绛
- 世间已无张贤亮
- 黎汝清的“命运启示录”
- 王鼎钧：给历史一份证词
- “我找李大师，云端不可寻”
- 战时大学的理想启示——以《巨流河》和《上学记》为例
- 大学里的故事和故事里的大学
- 看呐，这美术圈的人！
- 他们为什么把书桌搬到田野上？
- 《应物兄》和当代小说的声望
- 王城如海，作家如帆
- 潜伏在龙一心里的英雄梦
- 在人间寻路，为山河披上袈裟
- 致我们无处安放的乡愁——阅读梁鸿的一种方式
- 文学“隐士”曹乃谦
- 燕子相将归巢
- 书生做吏的命运过山车
- 永远的朝内166号
- 曲终人未散
- 一个青年的成熟或死亡
- 东方科幻的可能和未来
- 在敦煌，找一条彩缎和豆蔻之路
- 你感到自己在读书了吗？——大数据时代的经典阅读
- 第二辑 玫瑰酒的芬芳
- 马尔克斯和他的中国学生们
- 文学巴别塔：顾彬与中国当代文学
- 为文学的使命和尊严——读S.A.阿列克谢耶维奇
- 一个捷克作家的“疯狂世纪”
- 赫拉巴尔的忧伤
- 你曾知道一个忧伤的土耳其吗？
- 奈保尔的“内在力量”
- 女人也爱洛丽塔
- 印度的“午夜之子”
- 我们会不会爱上托卡尔丘克
- “好色”的渡边淳一
- 历史的眼泪被文学笑出来了
- 左手生活，右手意义
- 那些我从未告诉你的恐惧和爱
- 第三辑 月亮推着后背
- 又是一年高粱红
- 文学光影中的贾樟柯
- 认一个错儿的路有多长
- 错把无名当英雄
- 谁的芳华？
- 福克纳的火焰和韩国的青春
- 婚姻无故事
- 战争与人
- 地久天长且安魂
- “我将与碧水蓝天永处……”
- 后记
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About the author
Fu Ruchu is a literary critic and an editor at People's Literature Publishing House, long engaged in the study and criticism of contemporary literature. Public information about her is limited; her only known work in the database is Loud Silence, commonly classified as literary appreciation. Judging from this work and her identity as a critic, her writing tends to center on contemporary literary texts, proceeding through close reading and appreciation, and observing the relationship between literary creation and reading from the dual position of editor and critic. The very title Loud Silence suggests an attention to what is reserved and understated in literature, reminding readers to notice expressions that do not seek attention yet reward repeated reading. As a publishing house editor, her work is closely tied to literary publishing, and her criticism often combines professional judgment with readability for general readers, bridging authors, texts, and readers.
