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The Long Stories

Selected Readings of Short Stories

This block publishes the full text of some of Zhu Dake's short stories for readers of literature

Catalog of this page

1. Sweet Journey——On the Phenomenon of Yu Qiuyu

​2. The half-length narrative of China in the zero age

3. National rhetoric and literature of traumatic memory

4. Literature: The Battle of the Century between Chinese and Arithmetic

5. An Incomparably Difficult Apology——Reflection on the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution

6. Colonial Lu Xun and the Rise of the Politics of Hate

7.1985-2005: The history of Chinese culture acting like a baby

8. Age of Zero: The Big Talk Revolution and the Revival of Petty Bourgeoisie

​9. The Burning Maze——Memorandum of Pioneer Poetry

10. The Gate of the Prophet——The Outline of Haizi and Luo Yihe

11. Allegory of Death: Death Images in Gu Cheng's Poems

12. The Velvet Trials and the End of Nobelism

​Book Before the Thunderstorm

Based on the story of Lei Feng, this novel describes a soldier's passionate love for the "female people" who are "served" because of his Oedipus complex...

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​Bronze Mirror

This novel is one of the author's early experimental novels. It was first published in the Australian "Zhili Express" and later included in the "Red Book of Memory". It is the first time to involve the myth of ancient Chinese artifacts...

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​Apocalypse of Cranes

This novel is an experiment of the author using the biblical style of writing, which reflects the achievements of the author's early theological writing in the field of novels, and is also an outstanding representative of the author's early novels. Included in "The Red Book of Memory".

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​ Handa Miracle Book

This novel was originally called "The Road to Handa". It was drafted by the "Writer" magazine in 1989 with the same title. You Ge Fei, Song Lin, Bei Cun and Zhu Dake participated in the writing of the same title. It is used to tell a personal story. Utopian story. The plan was not implemented because of the political upheaval that occurred in the middle of the year, but the novel was written. After years of sleeping in a drawer, it was included in the "Red Book of Memory" published in 2007.

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​Ark Lament

This novel is collected in "The Red Book of Memory", which is inspired by a real poetic action plan. Although this plan could not be implemented due to official obstruction, many of its ideas have become the important material of this novel...

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​Father of the Nest

This is the first historical novel written by the author. In the political dilemma formed after 1989, it hints at a possible spiritual outlet for intellectuals. It was later included in the "Red Book of Memory".

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​ Fragrant Taoist

This novel is one of "Six Different Records". Fragrant Taoism originated from the Persian/Indian cultural community and formed a unique industry in China. This novel attempts to combine elements such as the Tao of Fragrance, the Legend of the Five Immortals, and the Legend of the White Snake to describe the love legend of the "strange hermaphrodite" in the form of a novel...

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​Funeral Weeping Division

This novel is an article in "Six Strange Records", which tells the legend of the most mysterious "murderer" in the ancient Chinese funeral industry. The novel is set in the state of Zhu during the Warring States period, because it is the historical source of the author's surname "Zhu".

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​Bone Fortune Teller

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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You Huang

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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​Bone Fortune Teller

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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You Huang

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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​Bone Fortune Teller

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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​Bone Fortune Teller

This book combines the elements of martial arts, history and mythology, and describes the thrilling journey of Confucius' grandfather Bo Xia in the name of the king to explore the secret of immortality——At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the king's way was not prosperous, and the emperor was in decline; the feudal lords continued to dispute, and they all had the heart to win the championship. The god of the underworld, Yan Mo, ordered Zhou Xiang Wang Jizheng to create chaos in the world to fill the emptiness of the underworld. Chunshen Jumang used chess as a game to save Ji Zheng's ten-year lifespan. Bo Xia, the priest of the God of Spring, was ordered by the King of Zhou to search for the "immortal" Peng Zu, but was forced to face an insidious opponent, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Why do you want to find the way to longevity, but open the door to the underworld?

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