Should I buy Shen Congwen's Long River or Xiao Xiao?

These two books were published by Beijing October Press.
I've already bought Border Town.

Answer 1

Shen Congwen's novels Long River and Xiao Xiao were both his works with their own unique styles and plots.

The Long River was one of Shen Congwen's masterpieces. It described the life and culture of the Miao people and told the life and experience of a young Miao woman, Jin Xiang, and her family in her hometown. This book depicted the natural scenery, folk culture, folk stories, and other contents of the Miao Village. At the same time, it also showed Shen Congwen's respect and concern for minority cultures.

" Xiao Xiao " was another representative work of Shen Congwen. It told the story of a legendary ancient woman. This book used the life of ancient women as the main line to describe their clothing, marriage, childbirth, education and other aspects of life. At the same time, it also showed Shen Congwen's deep thinking and research on ancient culture.

Both of these books were Shen Congwen's classic works and were extremely valuable. The readers could choose a book to read according to their preferences and needs.