In the vast starry sky of contemporary Chinese literature, Mr. Yu Hua's works are like a shining star, among them, "Shouting in the Drizzle" with its deep and sharp brushstrokes, depicting a vivid picture of childhood and family life, showing the complexity of human nature and individual struggles in the context of the times, can be called a literary masterpiece worthy of every reader's perforation.
Shouting in the Drizzle" is Mr. Yu Hua's first full-length novel published in 1991**, the whole book with its unique narrative style and profound psychological description, showing the protagonist "I" Sun Guanglin in the sixties and seventies of the last century in that special historical period of the growth process. Through Sun Guanglin's perspective, the book outlines the ups and downs of the fate of an ordinary family in social changes, as well as the struggle and growth of individuals in family, friendship, and love.
*Starting from the drizzly night when Sun Guanglin was born, the various encounters in his youth are the main line, and the vivid and touching pictures are depicted. The book's portrayal of domestic violence, lack of family affection, survival dilemma and other themes is both sharp and mournful, which makes people can't help but be moved by it. Yu Hua depicts many vivid characters with delicate and deep words, such as the stern father Sun Guangcai, the loving grandfather, and those characters who are tumbling in the torrent of fate, and their fates are intertwined into a tragicomedy of the lives of the people at the bottom.
The success of "Shouting in the Drizzle" lies in the fact that it is not just a collection of trivial things in life, but through the portrayal of the details of daily life, it reveals the diversity and complexity of human nature, as well as the powerlessness and struggle of individuals in the torrent of social history. It is full of deep insights into human nature, a unique interpretation of life, and a sober reflection on social reality.
Reading "Shouting in the Drizzle" is like starting a journey to cleanse the soul, readers will follow the footsteps of the protagonist, experience his confusion, pain, anger and growth, and at the same time appreciate Mr. Yu Hua's unique narrative charm and profound ideological connotation between the lines. This work not only reflects Yu Hua's keen insight into the historical changes of Chinese society, but also reveals his deep excavation of the essence of human nature and his adherence to the dignity of life.