Prose collection Stars on the Mountain, Childhood Friends, Children's Drama Series Flooding the Flower Fields in Spring, Fairy Tales Collection Mother Eagle and Her Children, Short Stories Collection Cricket, Xiujuan Girl, Young Pioneers' Heart, Flowers in My Heart, and Newsletter Collection The Story of Red Inverse Ridge, etc. Another novella is Our Farm, The Struggle of Kay Long Xing, Brothers 24 and I 15.
Ren Dalin (1929- 1995) was born in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang. He created a large number of essays, novels, fairy tales, children's stories and children's poems in his life, and his works were translated into English, Russian, Japanese and other languages and introduced abroad. His works have distinctive national style and rich flavor of life, which are similar to those of Shen Congwen and Wang Zengqi.
In the history of contemporary literature in China, his works are regarded as models to describe rural life and children's psychological feelings. Cricket is Ren Dalin's famous work. This essay focuses on the author's love and observation of crickets in his childhood, bringing readers into a rural world full of childlike interest. The author described the appearance, singing and habits of crickets with delicate brushstrokes.
And the scenes of children catching and fighting cricket, which show children's innocence and love for nature. This article has both literary value and popular science significance, and plays a positive role in cultivating children's observation and love for nature. Childhood Friends is a reminiscence essay, which tells the story of the author growing up with friends in his childhood.
By depicting a series of vivid and interesting scenes, such as catching fish together, flying kites and watching movies. The article shows the deep friendship and pure hearts among children. This article shows the beauty of rural life in simple language, and makes people feel the preciousness and unforgettable childhood.
Ren Dalin's works are simple and natural in style, focusing on expressing the emotions and inner world of the characters. His essays and novels are usually set in rural areas, and they show the beauty and simplicity of rural areas in China by depicting natural scenery and people's lives. His works enjoy a high reputation in the literary world, known as "the encyclopedia of rural life in China".