Recently, the novella "Guxiang" by Lin Xiaoling, a local writer in our county, was first published in the first issue of People's Literature in 2022. It is understood that the novella totals 60,000 words, which is an excerpt from the novel of the same name, "Guxiang". The 3rd issue of the Selected Novels in 2022 will be reproduced in full. The novel of the same name is nearly 300,000 words in full and will be published in March.
"Gu Xiang" is a novel with the theme of Chinese tea. A cup of Chinese tea connects the long Maritime Silk Road and also connects the taste buds of people in different countries. The time spans more than 150 years, and only the incense remains the same. A cup of ancient fragrant tea, a hometown feeling. In the ancient fragrance of a cup of Chinese tea spanning 150 years, love and hate shake hands and make peace. In 2020, "Gu Xiang" was selected into the list of key support works supported by the China Writers Association in 2020.
It is reported that Lin Xiaoling is the vice chairman of the Fujian Writers Association, and has authored novels such as "Yuanfang", "Tea King", "Xinyi", "Female Town Mayor", and the short story collection "Buddha Jumping the Wall" and "Secret". His works have been published in literary journals such as "People's Literature", "Chinese Writers", "Beijing Literature", "Woodpecker", "Works", "Mountain Flowers" and other literary journals, and many short and medium stories have been reprinted by "Selected Novels" and "Selected Novellas".
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