Migrant literature refers to literary works that reflect the lives of the social group "migrant workers", including novels, poetry, reportage, essays, plays and other literary genres. Broadly speaking, migrant literature includes not only the literary creations of migrant workers themselves, but also works created by some literary writers based on migrant life. If its connotation and extension are further expanded, it will not only stay in the south, but also expand from the south to the inland and even overseas. But if we want to make a slightly stricter definition of migrant literature, then the so-called migrant literature mainly refers to literary works based on migrant life created by factory workers themselves. The scope of their creation is mainly in the open cities along China's coast.
"The Prodigal Son": Ouyang Yiye's second full-length classic professional novel. Introduction: There is a bright window in the human soul, which can illuminate oneself and others. I leaned against the window and looked out. It was raining heavily outside the window. The heavy rain covered the scenery outside the window with a dense layer of gauze, making it look particularly hazy. It seems that I have forgotten the familiar scenes in the past, and what emerges spontaneously is the unfamiliar and blurry rain scene at this time. Looking at the hurried pedestrians on the road in the distance, their upper bodies covered by colorful umbrellas, I couldn't see clearly who they were? All I know is that they are all migrant workers living abroad.
"Youth Station - Photos of Migrant Girls in the Special Economic Zone": The author An Zi describes the stories of 16 migrant girls in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, which is filled with the spirit of bravery and pioneering struggle. This long documentary literary work was serialized in Shenzhen Special Zone Daily and Shanghai Wenhui Daily in 1991. In 1992, it was included in the "Migrant Literature Series" published by Haitian Publishing House. It caused a sensation among the migrant workers and became a popular literary work in Shenzhen. The first work in literature about going north, it is known as "a primrose of migrant literature".
"Other People's City" and "Next Stop": "Other People's City" was first published in the first issue of "Flower City" magazine in 1990, written by Lin Jian; "Next Stop" was the earliest Published in the internal magazine of "Special Zone Literature" in 1989, author Zhang Weiming. Both novels express the gap between ideals and reality: although migrant workers are a little confused walking in "other people's cities", they long for the "next stop" deep in their hearts. In 1992, these two works, together with Anzi's "Youth Station" and Huang Xiuping's "The Disgusting Stormy Night", won the first "Shenzhen Youth Literature Award".
"Working": written by Guo Jianxun, the novel is set against the background of Shenzhen's 30 years of reform and opening up. It describes the ups and downs, joys and sorrows experienced by a group of small people in a fictional place called "Heaven Away". In 2008, the work was adapted into the movie "Paradise" and was released nationwide. This is the first domestic film adapted and shot from a novel written by migrant workers.
"No Monument": Wang Shiyue uses words to erect a monument for a small character. The protagonist Lao Wu struggles at the bottom of society, but always adheres to justice and conscience. This novel is a key national support project of the Chinese Writers Association. In 2009, the book was one of the high-quality books launched by Guangdong Publishing Group to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China. Literary critic Chen Fumin believes that after the appearance of "No Stele", migrant literature truly became worthy of its name, and migrant literature truly impressed people.
"From Countryside to City": In the environment where the author Princess Sweet Potato grew up, there was no elegance like spring and snow, nor the fashion of wealthy celebrities. Some people just competed and looked up. In order to promote writing and pursue his dreams, he worked away from home for many years and suffered from poverty.