Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 1359 1357. Comments on "My Literary Era in 1980"

Hello everyone, I am Cang Yiwei.

Today I would like to recommend a new book to you.

"My Literary Era in 1980", Zuowang Jingting, a level 3 author, currently serializing 19 words.

Category: Urban-Entertainment Stars.

Summary:
Lin Weimin, inexplicably transported across time and space, became an educated youth sent to the countryside. Parentless and unable to even return to the city, he chose to pursue a literary career to improve his living conditions. After finally publishing two short stories, he was only a few days into his euphoric journey when he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literature (the predecessor of the National Academy of Letters).

Lin Weimin, who had wanted to make a fortune by relying on his advantage as a prophet, never expected that this short experience would change his life after traveling through time and lead him to a completely different path.

(This book is a period piece of entertainment, set in a fictional world, so please do not take it personally.)
【Brief Comment】

He also has two books under his name, "Rebirth of Rural Literary Life" and "Counterattack Starts from Ode to Joy Fan Shengmei", both of which are over one million words, but neither of them has become a masterpiece.

I discovered his new book by chance. I thought it was quite literary, so I read it carefully. I read fifty chapters in one go without taking a break.

Overall, I feel it is really good, with a strong story, especially the stories about the intellectuals of that era, which are very vivid.

The protagonist, Lin Weimin, accidentally travels back in time to the 1980s, creating a fictional story to avoid some writing risks. Without any special talents, he decides to write a novel in this special era.

He spent a year writing two short stories, which won him an award and enabled him to qualify for further studies in Yenching University. This allowed him to completely escape the fate of being an educated youth and unable to return to the city.

As the youngest student at the Institute of Literature, he initially displayed little talent and acted like a slacker. However, repeatedly forced into a corner, he began writing rapidly, showcasing his astonishing talent. His works were published in prestigious literary magazines and he even exported his English-language mystery novels overseas.

In order to completely change his unemployed status, he actively joined the magazine, but encountered great resistance. His mentor was the most famous playwright at the time, who gave him great help.

His talent was discovered, and among his classmates, he proposed a collaborative writing initiative, which was well-supported. Since not everyone can publish their work in a prestigious literary magazine like he did, he suggested the magazine include all of his classmates' work in an album format, which was his first stepping stone to a job at the magazine.

Although many of his behaviors seem overly utilitarian, he knows that only in this way can his identity and destiny be completely reversed, so his image is more profound.

There are thousands of online articles, and many of them are about literati and scientists from the Republic of China period, but not many focus on literati from the 1980s.

Of course, this book also has some flaws. The fluency is not very good. Due to the revisions, many names are a bit confusing, which makes the reading experience not particularly comfortable. It may even be too long due to the subject matter, etc.

I personally still think this is a new book worth paying attention to.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment.

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”.

Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

This is a new book with not many words. For people who read quickly, it will only take an hour or two, but for the authors, it is the result of one or two months of hard work.

I hope more people can see it.

(End of this chapter)