BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- Books drawing attention from both critics and the public this year can be broadly put into the following categories, Tibet, :
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"King Gesar," "One Year in Tibet," "A Reader on Tibet" and "From Wind to Classics" all help readers better understand Tibet's past and present.
"One Year in Tibet" comes from a one-year documentary project in Gyantse, the third-largest town in Tibet Autonomous Region. Chinese writer and independent producer, Sun Shuyun, who is now based in London, followed eight ordinary Tibetans and captured some of the most important and moving moments in their lives. When the documentary was aired in BBC last March, it drew the attention of the whole world.
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A poster of "A Year in Tibet," a five-episode documentary on Tibet. (Photo: CRIonline)
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"A Reader on Tibet," by veteran writer Su Shuyang, is a small but interesting book on Tibet's history and culture. Su's work is acclaimed as a standout by literary critics and Tibetology researchers. The 71-year-old writer looks at Tibet from a global perspective, brings history alive with eloquent language and criticizes powerfully distorted views on Tibet with evidence and analysis.
"From Wind to Classics: 15 Tales on Tibet's Culture and History" is the latest offering by writer Ma Lihua, who lived and worked in Tibet for 27 years. She chooses 15 striking figures and events in Tibet's long history. "The book has surpassed all pre-formed views and touches the throbbing pulse of the Tibetan culture," says literary critic Li Jinze.
Rural China
"Stories of Xiaogang Village" is another in-depth report on rural China, by Chen Guidi and Chun Tao, who wrote the best-seller "Investigations of Chinese Farmers" six years ago. Xiaogang, a village in East China's Anhui province, is named "No 1 Village in China's Reform" after 18 farmers secretly signed a contract on Nov 24, 1978 to distribute the lands, thus drawing open the curtain of reform in rural China.
Thirty years later, the authors discover many social and economic issues hidden under the surface of affluence.
Liu Zhenyun's new novel, "A Sentence is Worth Thousands of Words" has been hailed by critics for a return to the core of contemporary Chinese literature.
After the huge success of the film adaptations of his novels -"Cell Phone" and "Lost and Found" - Liu again shows that his talents extend beyond the big screen to literary exceptionalness.
The novel tells the story of two quests by a lonely protagonist in search of someone to talk to. These journeys lead him through rural Henan Province's Yanjin County.
Literary critic Bai Ye calls the work "an encyclopedia of the Chinese language".
"Great Plain" is an autobiographic novel by Gao Jianqun, part of a group of writers from Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The novel impresses with its unique sense of history and culture, and a deep respect for farmers who strive to live with dignity in times of famine and disasters.
