Vivian Was Here/薇薇安曾来过 [Chinese]

By: 王芸

Wang Yun is a novelist with a distinct artistic vision. Her works contain complex emotional eddies and a profound "echo." 王芸是有着鲜明艺术追求的小说家，作品蕴含复杂的情感涡流与厚重的"回声"。 This book is a collection of medium-length and short stories by the writer Wang Yun, featuring selected works published in 2021 in literary journals such as Youth Literature, Jiangnan, The Great Wall, Mangzhong Literature, and Guangzhou Literature & Art. The author's unique angle and stance in observing life give rise to narratives rooted in a sensitive and meticulous sensibility. With concise yet powerful prose, she reaches into those corners of existence that people normally overlook, portraying how ordinary individuals, when faced with the passage of time, the fragility of life, and other existential dilemmas, strive with resilient grace to maintain their human dignity. Her work not only explores the eternal questions of life and human nature but also subtly interrogates the age in which we live. Beneath the prose, deep emotions run-leaving the reader with a rich and complex aftertaste. 本书是作家王芸的一部中短篇小说集，精选了作者2021年发表于《青年文学》《江南》《长城》《芒种》《广州文艺》等杂志的作品。作者对生活观察的角度和立场，使小说的叙述源于敏感、细致的体察之心，精炼有力的笔触抵达世人"习焉不察"的角落，写出了微渺个体面对时代变化、生命易逝等人生疑难时，竭力保持生命尊严的柔韧姿态，既有对人生、人性永恒命题的探寻，也暗含对时代的追问，笔墨间情感暗涌，读来让人五味杂陈。

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7539674997
• ISBN13: 9787539674995
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"