Mao Dun (1896- 198 1), formerly known as Dehong, was born in Wuzhen, Tongxiang County, Zhejiang Province. Disillusionment > was born in a scholarly family, his father was a doctor, and his father died at the age of 10. His mother is a woman with knowledge and foresight. It can be said that she is Mao Dun's first teacher. Graduated from Peking University Preparatory College with an excellent score of 65,438+0,965,438+06, and entered the compilation institute of Shanghai Commercial Press in August of the same year. Since then, he has entered the literary world16.6666 Novel Monthly >, and has written a large number of literary papers, advocating that literature should reflect the times and society. 1982, he was wanted by Kuomintang reactionaries, and lived in Japan until 1930, when he returned to China to fight alongside Lu Xun. After the founding of New China, Mao Dun was appointed Minister of Culture. In 65439, he was elected honorary chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Chinese Writers Association.

Second, creation:

(a) the novel:

1. Novel:: is the first work of On Contradiction, which consists of three series of novellas, namely, < Shake > and < Pursuit > were founded in September1927-June 1928.

2.& lt Hong > was created in April-June of 1929, which is an expressionist work with a strong sense of overall invasion.

3. < Midnight >: The original name was published in 1933, which marked a peak of Mao Dun's creation and was his masterpiece.

(2) Short stories:

& lt Wild Rose >,< Rural Trilogy >; ,< Bubble >,< Phantom, Feeling, Memory >,< Smoke is gathering >,< Lin Jiapu >,< Appeal >

③ Prose:

Mao Dun's prose creation occupies an important position in the history of modern prose in China. His prose creation can be roughly divided into three stages:

1. 1927, after the great revolution, he wrote a series of essays, including, < selling tofu by whistle >, < fog > and < knocking at the door >.

In the 1930s, his essays were, < Rural Miscellaneous Scenes >, <, < Dusk >, < Footprints on the Beach >.

The prose created in the 1940s is < Praise of Poplar >.