The gap is still very big. Nobel Prize in Literature's gain can be seen.
Judging from the division of literary history, the development of literature from 49 years to the present is called contemporary literature. Basically, from 1949 to 1977, the literary world was branded with the whole era. The 1950s was a very special era. You can refer to literature and history books.
In the 1970s, a number of literary works, such as educated youth literature and scar literature, became the mainstream in China's literary world, but their artistic level obviously lagged behind the development of contemporary world literature such as Europe and America. No matter from the depth of thought, artistic expression, or the diversity of genre themes, it is unparalleled. The reason is closely related to the exploration and influence of our system development and economic level development on human creativity. Personally, I think the most accomplished writer in this period is Lu Yao.
After ten years of pen and ink practice in the 1970s, a group of mature and sharp-edged writers and poets emerged in the 1980s. For example, Wang Meng, Zhang Wei, Zhang Chengzhi, Su Tong and Wang Anyi, as well as Liu Heng and Shi Tiesheng in Beijing. Liu Heng and Shi Tiesheng are my personal favorite writers. While maintaining the spirit of realism, the works of this period gradually developed artistic flavor. At least it is no longer just a function of "everything serves politics". The artistic visibility of literature itself has been greatly improved.
In the big experiment in the 1990s, I personally felt that I was quite opposed to turning literary and artistic things into simple experimental, operational and streamlined things. This is the main reason why I don't like the two kings and Ma Yuan in this period. This is a false prosperity in literature. This does more harm than good to the development of substantive literature. Because for most novelists, telling a good story is still more important than anything else. I was deeply impressed by many works during this period. My favorite writer is Yu Hua. The poets headed by Peking University all died in the end. In addition, the index finger is also a creative personality.
There is not much contemporary literature in the future. Personally, I prefer Rainbow Anyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow, Yu Hua's Living and Dou Liang's Bright Sword. Lotus (the author forgot after reading it) and so on.
And the great influence of Good Girl in the West after World War II. I am personally influenced by Kafka, Borges, Marquez, Sartre, Duras, Kawabata Yasunari and others. Generally speaking, their creative styles are very diverse, and their writing styles and language are artistic and ideological. In addition, what makes readers feel is the author's profound and great mind, and his thoughts on world life, humanity and the overall destiny of mankind. I think this kind of mind and vision is generally lacking by contemporary writers in China.
How many works are recommended?
A collection of short stories by Borges. Borges himself is also very interested in China culture; Argentine
American O. Henry's short stories are excellent, such as The Gift of the Maggie, The Police and Hymns. Edgar allan poe: The founder of Gothic detective novels, whose works include Black Cat and Leaking Heart. Jack London's Silent Snowfield; There is also Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, which is very beautiful and strange.
Saki, England, opens the window at dusk; Woolf's Spots on the Wall; Mansfield: a page of the album and the little girl;
There are many Kafka in Austria, Zweig: an invisible treasure;
Maurize, Hungary: seven copper coins;
Spain: Serra, "Please, don't joke";
French Sartre's Nausea and Beauvoir's The Second Sex
Japan: Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country; Akutagawa Ryunosuke: Rashomon and his father;
Although Hasek's "Better Troops and Simplified Administration" may not be as refined as Catch-22, it is still an unfinished work, but it is still worth reading.
Milan Kundera's Unbearable Lightness in Life and Marquez's magical realism masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude. Marquez is from South America.
Works that can't remember names include Tin Drum and Wolf in the Wild. Look at the previous Nobel Prize writers, there are many good works ~
Extended reading:
The following content comes from "One Hundred Years of China New Literature"
1950s: ① Poetry and Prose: Political Lyrics of Guo Xiaochuan and He Jingzhi; Praise the prose of Yang Shuo, Liu and Qin Mu; Sun Li's Lotus School (2) novels with revolutionary historical themes, such as Defending Yan 'an, Wu Qiang's Red Sun, Qu Bo's Lin Yuan, Liang Bin's Red Flag, etc. (3) novels with rural themes and involvement in life, such as Zhao Shuli (Egg School) and Zhou Libo's Great Changes in the Countryside.
60' s: The Era of Literary Nightmare; Zhao Shuli's Untouchable Hands and Three Mile Bay, etc.
1970s: Reportage in the new period, represented by Xu Chi; Trauma literature, Liu,,, etc. Reflective literature, Ru Zhijuan, etc. Misty poetry, Bei Dao, Shu Ting, Gu Cheng, etc. Reform literature, Jiang Zilong, Ke Yunlu, Gao Xiaosheng, Zhang Jie, Jia Pingwa, Lu Yao, etc.
1980s: local novels, Liu Shaotang; Street novels, Feng Jicai, Lu, etc. Root-seeking literature, Han Shaogong, Acheng, Wang Meng, Jia Pingwa, Wang Anyi, etc. Absurd novel, comparable, Wang Meng; Poetry has a new generation. New realism, historical literature, Chi Li, Fang Fang, Liu Zhenyun, Su Tong, Zhang Chengzhi, etc.
1990s: New Experience Novels, Chen, Li Gongda, etc. New female novels, Chen Ran, Lin Bai, etc. , military themes, Zhu Sujin, etc.