What was a contemporary novel?
The contemporary novel refers to the novel created in the current era and the current social background. It usually has the characteristics of the times, society, culture, and region. The creation of contemporary novels could involve history, modern times, contemporary times, and other different historical periods. It could also cross different cultures, regions, and ethnic groups. Modern novels usually focus on the problems faced by humans, such as life, love, marriage, family, occupation, society, culture, politics, etc. They can also explore human nature, psychology, emotions, desires, etc. At the same time, contemporary novels often focus on the reflection of contemporary social reality, including social structure, interpersonal relationships, values, lifestyle and other aspects of change and evolution. The language style, story plot, and character image of contemporary novels were also diverse and different. The contemporary novel is an important form of literature. It is not only literary and ornamental, but also an important channel to understand contemporary society and culture.