The Evolution of Avant-garde Novels Seen through Changes in the Themes of Yu Hua's Novels

Enormous changes have been witnessed in the themes of Yu Hua novels, as are manifest in transformations from distant indifferent narrative style to affectionate narrative discourse, from callousness and ruthlessness to warm and tender feelings, and from rebellious and radical pursuit for artistic innovation to concern for the life of commonplace people. While the change is striking, it is originated from Yu s view on truth. The consecutive change in the themes of Yu Hua's literary works has mirrored the trend of evolution for avant-garde novels. What is more, it is also reflective of the transformation of social ideological trend in an era and of the inevitable fate of avant-garde novels.