The Rise of Local Fictions

2025-03-03 14:10

Local novels were novels that described the life of Chinese villages. They usually had a strong local color and a unique narrative style. The rise of this kind of novel was closely related to the development of Chinese literature and the process of its modernisation. In the early 20th century, local novels were an important representative of Chinese literature, such as Lao She. These works reflected the poverty and backwardness of the Chinese society by describing the dark side of the rural society and the suffering of the people, which had a far-reaching impact on the process of Chinese literature's modernisation. In the middle of the 20th century, local novels began to be influenced by modern literature and began to appear works with obvious modern characteristics. Representative, Jia Pingao, etc. These works reflected the decline of the Chinese countryside and the changes in the process of modernisation by describing the material life and cultural prosperity of the modern countryside, becoming a new genre of Chinese literature. In the 21st century, local novels once again received widespread attention from representatives such as Yu Hua. These works reflected the unique charm and historical and cultural value of Chinese villages by describing the social life and traditional culture of Chinese villages. At the same time, they also discussed the differences between urban and rural areas in the process of civilization and the revival of traditional culture. Local novels are an important part of Chinese literature. They reflect the living conditions and values of Chinese society and people, and have a far-reaching impact on the development of Chinese literature and the process of rejuvenation.