Abstract
Fiction author Xu Zechen is also an editor of China's most prestigious literary magazine, People's Literature. In this tour-de-force essay, he points to the novella as the most popular genre of contemporary Chinese fiction, and reveals how and why China has taken this genre and made it its own, from its influential birth in the form of Lu Xun's novella Ah Q on through to its present popularity.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have