Mao Dun

Mao Dun（1896-1981），originally named Shen Dehong，styled Yanbing，was born in Tongxiang County，Zhejiang Province.He was concerned，heart and soul，with the social reality.He had initiated the new paradigm of“social anatomy novel”since the May 4th Movement.His works truthfully revealed the political fluctuations and changes of the times in almost half of the century.They not only reflected the various social problems that people were concerned about and the contradictions and conflicts that caused them，but also exposed the social roots of these problems.

Mao Dun wrote The Canker，including three loosely related novellas：Disillusion，Wavering，and Search.The three short stories，Spring Silkworms，Autumn Harvest，and The Last Days of Winter，were called“Trilogy of the Villages.”His celebrated full-length novels included Rainbow，Midnight，and Corrosion These works manifested Mao Dun’s artistic talent for describing the complexities of society and historical trends.Thus Mao Dun established his position in modern Chinese literature as an outstanding writer of revolutionary realism.

In literary theory，Mao Dun adhered all the time to the stand that revolutionary realism should be in step with Chinese revolution and opposed the trend of formalism and conceptualization.He laid stress on the probe into artistic form and technique.He wasalso one of the pioneers of modern literary criticism in China.Mao Dun was a literary theorist and critic of sweeping significance after Lu Xun.

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