Literature casts immense impacts upon human souls and its exploration of nature generates values that cannot be measured in material terms. Literary works reflect transformation in society while preserving the cultures of a civilization. The winning of the Nobel Prize for Literature by laureates Gao Xingjian and Mo Yan has stunned world and ignited an unprecedented wave of enthusiasm about Chinese literature, creating a growing passion worldwide about Chinese literary works and culture.
Each episode of the “Outstanding Chinese Writers” series will look into the lives and stories of these Chinese writers around world as well social situation their works. This will allow the viewers to grasp social meanings, human nature and contemporary cultures reflected in the works of these great names.
9 DVDs (Cantonese, With Traditional Chinese Subtitles) / 2014 / 540 minutes