Questions and Answers

by Li Er

Among contemporary young writers, Li Er is the one who surpasses himself the most and who achieves the highest completeness in writing. His works are more and more overturning. In the seeming absurdity in his works there lies the astonishing authenticity which can only be determined by the most powerful coloratura. The relation between cultural tradition and intellectual environment and that between intellectuals and revolution are important literature motives. For Li Er, though, both the way of writing and the consciousness of it, the depth and the broadness of the work, the wit and the solemnness represent the development of Chinese culture. This book is divided into six response and dialogues, dialogues with the critic Liang Hong, thinking to oneself, reading and writing, lectures and dialogues with the critic Wei Tianzhen. It helps readers get closer to the mind of this great writer.

405 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013