From Melancholy to Cheerfulness:a Study of Su Tong’s Xiangchunshu Street Novels

In his series of XiangcChunshu Street novels,Su Tong is earnest in his endeavor to probe into the folk life style shrouded by the mainstream culture.In his touch on the simple and plain ethics of survival and folk life,we can gain a glimpse of the warmth of humanity and the bright side of the gloomy life in his gloomy novels.For 30 years,his endeavors to write Xiangchunshu Street novels have witnessed the author’s evolution from avant-garde horizon to folk understanding,from escaping to returning,from touching the darkness of humanity to seeing its warmness,and from melancholy to cheerfulness.