棋王
棋王 by 阿城 is a bilingual edition published by Chinese University Press in 2005, featuring 129 pages in Chinese. This book presents a narrative centered on the protagonist, Wang Yisheng, who embarks on a journey of transformation through the game of chess. As he evolves from a “chess fool” to a “chess master,” the story explores themes of escape and salvation, highlighting a shift from material obsession to spiritual enlightenment.
Readers will find a unique blend of modern storytelling and traditional Chinese elements in this work. The narrative challenges the prevailing anti-traditional trends in contemporary Chinese literature, offering a fresh perspective that is both innovative and rooted in cultural heritage. Through Wang Yisheng’s experiences, the book delves into the significance of chess as a metaphor for personal growth and the transmission of cultural values.
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The Chess Master is a story of escape and salvation, and the clue for both is chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transformation from “chess fool” to “chess master” — from an alienated young man obsessed with the material needs of life to a spiritually enlightened transmitter of the Chinese tradition. By reversing the pervasive anti-traditional trend in modern Chinese literature and eschewing any overt influence from Western literature, Ah Cheng has created in the The Chess Master a radically new fiction that is both thoroughly modern and deeply imbued with the Chinese tradition.
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