博览群书

博览群书

Throughout millenniums, legends of sea monsters secretly have spread among the folks. A re-look at the ultimate inquiry of this nation into the oceans and a replay of the unfettered imagination in the very early years of mankind present a shortcut to the opposite of mediocrity and shallowness as well as a way of selfsalvation in this age of materialism and consumption.

Artist Zhang Xiaojing is an outspoken voice against injustice experienced by Chinese females as she actively encourages female Chinese artists to use installation art, photography and videos to expose domestic violence, gender discrimination, the living conditions of left-behind girls, fertility culture and problems facing single women, among other social issues.

Each of the fi ve stories in this book conceals a sharp yet deeply hidden conf l ict, which involves profound and lasting realities such as barriers between lovers, desire transgression, midlife crisis and panics of the grassroots. Rightly addressing some of the most critical issues confronted by contemporary Chinese people, this fi ction discusses interpersonal gaps that are often too wide to bridge.

《海怪简史》

by 盛文强

A SHORT HISTORY OF SEA MONSTERS

By Sheng Wenqiang

千百年来，海怪的传说，都在民间秘密地传递着。重新审视本民族关于海洋的终极追问，承续洪荒年代的奔放想象，无疑是告别平庸与浮泛的一条捷径，亦是物质年代的自救方式。

《新女书》

by 张晓静

NEW NÜSHU: WHEN FEMINISTS ENCOUNTER ART

By Zhang Xiaojing

艺术家张晓静鼓励女性学者以装置艺术、摄影摄像等形式反映社会中存在的家庭暴力、性别偏见、留守女童、生育文化以及单身女性等社会问题，为遭遇不公的女性大声疾呼。

《到歇马河那边去》

by 谢络绎

TO THE OTHER SHORE OF HORSE-RESTING RIVER

By Xie Luoyi

本书的五则小说都暗藏了一对尖锐但必须深埋的矛盾，涉及亲密关系障碍、情欲逾矩、中年危机、底层恐慌等幽微现实。小说切中当代中国现实中人们面临的致命问题，讨论人与人之间难以弥合的距离。