Aviator

1. The most anticipated original Chinese novel of 2017—here you'll find the ingenious concepts of Haruki Murakami, the humorous tone of Wang Xiaobo, and the northern stories of Shuang Xuetao. Using sharp language to paint rich images, each story is uniquely structured, and his playful and humorous tone confronts heaviness and pain. Shuang Xuetao's works bear the shadows of Murakami, Wang Xiaobo, and many modern Western novels. Furthermore, "The Aviator" weaves realism with legend, fairy tale, and allegory, vividly depicting the hardships of survival, the plight of humanity, and the perils of fate. The complex tensions between history and humanity are woven into the fabric of the story.
2. Leaving a fictional record for those who have been insulted and harmed, for precious moments in humanity—tenderness amidst the bitter cold, light amidst darkness, hope amidst despair, and nobility amidst the humble. "The Aviator" resonates with Shuang Xuetao's signature themes: bloody violence, the decline of the North, and the insignificance of marginalized people. Here, there are failed novelists, unjustly murdered factory owners, daydreaming workers, down-and-out writers, and abandoned children, women, and husbands... But it also carries a message of love, dreams, morality, dignity, and the bright side of humanity, sparking tiny yet precious flames amidst the iron curtain of snow in the north. "Leaving a fictional record for those who have been insulted and harmed in my hometown"—this is the starting point. The author's romantic and magical writing style is rich with metaphors, symbols, and a reflection on reality.
3. A young novelist with the greatest potential for mastery in contemporary China, Shuang Xuetao has created a "new aesthetic principle"—a man born for storytelling, a novelist of the purest kind. As a young writer "raised under the influence of Western and avant-garde fiction," Shuang Xuetao has forged his own unique creative style and aesthetic principles. In the realm of storytelling, he refuses to be a mouthpiece for imported literary works, transcending his obsession with grand historical themes and the presentation of empty everyday scenes. He imbues ordinary life with meaning, allowing love, dreams, dignity, and freedom to be reborn in humble and desperate situations. His strikingly modern expression and the depth and intensity of his themes define his unique position in the contemporary Chinese novel world, demonstrating his undeniable masterful potential.
"The Aviator" contains a total of nine short stories by Shuang Xuetao.
Origin - leaving a fictitious record for those people from the hometown who were insulted and harmed;
Sedimentation – weaving the complex tension between history and human nature into the texture of the story;
Taking root - let love, dreams, dignity and freedom be reborn in humility and despair.
The stories mostly take place in declining northern cities: Yanfen Street, Shadow Lake, Guangming Hall, Red Flag Square, Chunfeng Dance Hall, Red Star Billiards Club... these places are filled with dilapidated streets, abandoned factories, and all kinds of people.
Most of the characters in this story are from forgotten marginalized groups. Jiuzang, Xiaojuzi, the madman Liao Chenghu, the "juvenile delinquent" Liu Ding, Gu Niao'er, the trainer Ruan Ling, the "crazy horse" Ma Feng, the "aviator" Li Mingqi... They are fish washed ashore by the tide of history.
In "The Aviator", it is such a group of people, in such places, that make the passion, dignity and freedom of ordinary people bloom into flames.

2017-08-01

广西师范大学出版社

Ideal Country

307

9787549599349