In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the creation of Chinese novels reached a peak for many reasons. First of all, after the founding of New China, writers had the enthusiasm and motivation to create. They hoped to reflect social reality and people's lives through literary works. Secondly, the social background at that time provided rich materials and themes for the creation of novels, and writers could express their thoughts and concerns about the times through literary works.
The artistic characteristics of these novels include:
1. Reflect the breadth and depth of life: These novels deeply explore all aspects of social reality and people’s lives, through vivid storylines and the depiction of characters, showing the changes of the times and the living conditions of the people.
2. Creation of characters: These novels focus on the creation of characters, showing the complexity and authenticity of the characters through the description of their personality, destiny, emotions and other aspects.
3. Discussion of artistic styles: These novels have made various attempts in artistic styles, such as realism, modernism, naturalism, etc., and explored various possibilities and development directions of literary creation. .
4. Innovation in narrative techniques: These novels have made innovations in narrative techniques, such as multi-angle narration, time and space interlacing, etc., making the stories more vivid, interesting and contagious.
In short, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the creation of Chinese novels reached a peak. These works reflected the breadth and depth of life, the creation of characters, the exploration of artistic styles, and the innovation of narrative techniques. There are outstanding achievements and characteristics in all aspects.