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Celebrating a modern story teller By Yang Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-06 07:36 Share The newly published 20-volume collection of works by Wang Zengqi. [Photo provided to China Daily]
New collection offers complete view of late writer Wang Zengqi s literary legacy, Yang Yang reports.
A new 20-volume collection of the late Chinese writer Wang Zengqi s works has been recently published by Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House, as a way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birthday.
Born in 1920, Wang was a reputed contemporary Chinese novelist, essayist and Peking Opera writer. At the National Southwest Associated University in 1939, he studied under the supervision of Shen Congwen, widely considered to be one of the greatest Chinese writers. He has been especially popular among readers for his faithful, vivid descriptions of people and the details of daily things, gourmet dishes in particular.