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Thread: Your favourite chinese books
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[quote=CHYNAGYRL ,33291]Tess of the D'Urberville's strength is its ability to capture the pastoral life in England of a few centuries ago. That story was tremendously shaped by its location. Although the location was familiar to me, the characters' attitudes were foreign to me. Many of the characters were fatalistic and provincial, part of a generation when women faced more oppression and had no where to turn to.I've read a Gao Xinjian novel "Soul Mountain" and Da Siejie "Balzac and the Little Seamstress", as well as "The Good Earth". They were great since they give insight into the writers' mental and physical location -- both of which combine to make a true experience anywhere in the world. The writer's feelings and state of mind were more important to me when I read, because how they feel about China hints about China's social and political situation -- and spiritual condition.[/quote]
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