在这个信息爆炸的时代，信息量增加，但阅读信息的时间却没有变。因此，短小精悍、故事情节又完整的小说适应了时代潮流，它不仅可以让你感受阅读的愉悦，更可以使你增加信息量。

本书汇集国内小说名家佳作，包括《Lighter》《The Corpse on the River Flats》《Naked Summer》《Ah Yao》等等。随手翻来，既是极好的休闲，也是上佳的心灵鸡汤。

  Readers from all over the world, who are used to learning about China through foreign newspapers, TV and the Internet, may now open up these books to see China through the heartfelt thoughts and writings of Chinese people themselves. The many authors of these new short stories, living in this rapidly developing and changing, yet ancient nation, have strived to describe all that is happening in and around themselves, to give genuine dynamic expression to the intricate recent experiences of the Chinese people. Through the power of their words you will be able to catch glimpses of the real, complex and living China, as well as other possibilities for all humanity, including yourself.

Wang Meng 21st Century Chinese Literature - Points of Departure

Xie Youshun Bittersweet Hues of Youth

Wu Xuan Naked Summer

Ba Qiao Ah Yao

Qiao Ye Lighter

]Via Xiaoquan Strike! Strike the Iron

Li Shasha The Corpse on the River Flats

Zhang Yueran Ji Nuo's Vaulting Horse

Xu Zechen Plum Raindrops

Wei Wei Enjoying the Cool at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

Yah Ge The Woman Beneath the Grapevine

Li Hao The Shattered Pane

Chen Xiwo I'm in Pain!

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