Yu Dafu's Solitary Shadow

The new book authored by the writer Gao Weisheng is a special biography about Yu Dafu. It is not intended to provide a simple linear narration, but to focus on presenting Yu's soul and spirit and decipher his magnificent and mysterious life from the perspectives of perception, consciousness and memory. The book features fresh writing technique and full text, which is never forgotten. - Zhang Wei, a famous writer and winner of the Maodun Literary Prize. This book is neither a biography that systematically tells the story of the life of Yu Dafu, nor a special critical biography about his literary creation. The author selectively gives an account of some aspects of Yu Dafu in his lifetime using prose-style language. It allows us to have the opportunity to see another Yu Dafu. What interests me is the author's vivid and flexible writing style like neither "e;academism"e; nor "e;unofficial history"e;. His angle of folk and interest makes his way of telling about Yu Dafu have a unique style. - Meng Duhua, a famous literary critic. Although Yu Dafu was one of the most talented, emotional and captivating contemporary Chinese writers, the majority of biographies about him, a few of which are affectionate, are written in a rational, informational and typed manner. Gao Weisheng uses the understanding mingled with a poet's feeling, true emotion and sympathy, as well as unique observation and appreciation to get closer to the soul of Yu Dafu, so as to glorify him by writing a biography. Such a biographical approach is more penetrating and charm, allowing readers to have a refreshing, appealing and flickering feelings. - Wang Zhaosheng, a famous literary critic.