Xiao Hong, a famous modern female writer in China. 1911Born in Hulan County, Heilongjiang Province on June 2nd1942 65438+1died in Hong Kong on October 22nd. Formerly known as Zhang Naiying, pen name Xiao Hong, et al. When she lost her mother in childhood and her father was violent, she only enjoyed the warmth of her elderly grandfather. Lonely childhood formed the lonely, sensitive, reserved and stubborn side of Xiao Hong's character.
From 65438 to 0927, I went to Harbin to study in middle school. I came into contact with progressive ideas and Chinese and foreign literature since the May 4th Movement, and became interested in painting and literature. Dissatisfied with feudal families and arranged marriages, he left home in the autumn of 1930 and was displaced several times. 1932 autumn, cohabited with Xiao Jun, met some progressive cultural people, 1933 started literary creation, and published the first collection of works with Xiao Jun at his own expense in June of the same year.
Xiao Hong's early works are mostly about the life of the urban unemployed or poor farmers, and are considered to have a distinct tendency of realistic progress. 1934 In the spring, "Er Xiao" went into exile in Qingdao via Dalian, and Xiao Hong finished the novella "Field of Life and Death" in a very short time. In the same year, Erxiao arrived in Shanghai in June165438+1October. With the support and help of Lu Xun, The Field of Life and Death was published in February 1935 as the third part of the slave series. Lu Xun prefaced it and praised what it described: "The people in the north are strong for life, but they often struggle for death; The meticulous observation and deviant writing of the female author have added a lot of bright eyes and freshness. " It takes the northeast countryside before and after the fall as the background, truly reflects the difficult living conditions of farmers, especially the women in the bottom rural areas, and describes their awakening and struggle.
The Field of Life and Death made Xiao Hong emerge in the literary world in the 1930s. During this period, Xiao Hong also created a large number of short stories and essays, and published a collection of works such as Shangshi Street and Bridge. ?