Study Of Short Story Within Seventeen Years After The Foundation Of China

Compared with the seventeen-year development of novel , which is regarded to be the milestone of literature, after the foundation of China, short story in this period possesses a kind of spirit to explore its own characteristics, displaying colorful and various features. It deviates from the mainstream of literature paradigm in the previous 17 years. Opposite to the epic grand narrative, it is "non-grand narrative that reflects reality." Containing no heaviness of history and reflecting life rapidly, short story approaches the original form of life easily. It shows humanity and beauty of human feelings through partial and detailed portrait and fantastic images. Emphasizing on the individual emotion, it fully reveals wonderful episodes that novel fails to.