Journal of Qujing Normal University ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 1-8.

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Writing the Big Society from the Small Ward: Discussion about Xue Shu's non-fiction The Sun Through the Glass

YANG Jianlong1, YU Tao1, XUE Shu2, WU Yue3   

  1. 1. School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal Vniversity,Shanghai 200234;
    2. Shanghai Writers' Association, Shanghai 200040;
    3. HARVEST Magazine, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2023-08-07 Online:2024-01-26 Published:2024-03-28

Abstract: Xue Shu's non-fiction works, The Sun through the Glass, a sequel to her novel, Gone Man,describes her father who was hospitalized until his death. In the description of the care for the father of dementia and disability, the author writing about the whole society from the ward by describing the status of other patients, and presenting the work and pursuit of the nurses. In the novel, the Chinese-style emotion emerges naturally. Xue Shu’s writing is the deathbed of the painful life, however, she often uses some cheerful voice to dilute the pain in the text, and the writing eventually comes into an emotional blend of the symphony. Non-fiction writing is closely related to the subconscious, and memory is the order in which different things enter the mind. Xue Shu's non-fiction creation has reached a relatively high level and level.

Key words: Xue Shu, non-fiction writing, hospice, sadness

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