In the Pain Points of Our Time, Silence (Unabridged Edition): A Cultural Interview with Xia Yu - Part 1

This collection of interviews is the most substantial and high-quality I have read in decades, with most of them being treasures and masterpieces. Thanks to the author's studiousness, deep thinking, and skill in asking pertinent questions, the entire collection is brimming with ideas, allowing these interviewed celebrities and prominent figures to radiate the brilliance of their wisdom from various perspectives. This is a new contribution made by writer and journalist Xia Yu to Chinese and world culture. --Liu Zaifu, October 2, 2017, Colorado

"Listen to the voices of the world's most outstanding individuals, preserving a rich spiritual heritage."

This is an essential collection of cultural interviews by Xia Yu, a former senior reporter for Southern Weekend. This volume includes his interviews with forty leading literary, intellectual, and cultural elites in China, and restores over 70,000 characters that were deleted from the simplified Chinese version. From Shi Tiesheng, Mo Yan, Yu Hua, Chen Zhongshi, Huang Yongyu to Wang Hui, Liu Zaifu, and then to Bai Hua, Xu Xiao, Wang Luxiang, Yan Lianke, Ke Yunlu, and others who have been censored by official discourse, Xia Yu, through these highly accomplished interviews, delves into the souls of the interviewees, showcasing their unique insights into literature, art, and life, leaving a valuable record for the history of contemporary Chinese literature and contemporary spiritual culture.

2017-05-27

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