Constancy and Evolution:A Detailed Display of Mundane Affairs and Potentials of Spiritual Narrative in Latest Novels

Zhang Chu's latest novel,A panorama of Yunluo County,is characteristic of a densely detailed description of mundane affairs,which gives expression to the structure of feeling concerning contemporary Chinese people.It reflects the combination of Confucian and Taoist ideas,excluding the way to spiritual narrative transcending the mortal world.Welcome to Human World,by Bi Feiyu,focuses on Fu Rui's road to salvation after a failed operation.It turns out that he only achieves a transient extrication from the world.And,by comparison,Ge Fei's novel,Peace and Happiness of Prosperous Age,offers a much thorough and profound delineation of Zhou Zhenxia's epiphany.This novel fulfills the flexible beauty of coherence,characterized by traditional Chinese culture,serve as the exemplar of Chinese poetic flavor.Ai Wei's novel,In the Mirror,adopts a different approach with equal virtuosity,showing the way to salvation embedded in traditional culture.Writers are expected to wage an unremitting exploration to create a new,stirring Chinese aesthetic experience.