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Fortress Besieged has been the best-selling novel for 30 years. It is the only novel written by Qian Zhongshu and is considered a classic of modern and contemporary Chinese novels. The novel portrays a group of intellectuals at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War and vividly reflects the...

The book "Fortress Besieged", a classic work by Mr. Qian Zhongshu, has won the love of readers with its unique satire, profound social insight and delicate character portrayal. The following are wonderful sentences or paragraphs selected from the book, which are profound, unique in perspective, beautiful in language, full of wisdom, or creative, hoping to add more color to your reading journey. 1. Marriage is like a gilded birdcage. The birds outside the cage want to live in it, and the birds inside the cage want to fly out; so they get married and divorced, divorced and married, and there is no end. 2. The malice of honest people, like the sand in the rice or the uncleaned thorns in the boneless fish fillet, will give people an unexpected pain. 3. This diploma seems to have the function of the leaf on Adam and Eve's lower body, which can cover shame and ugliness; a small square piece of paper can cover up a person's emptiness, stupidity and ignorance. 4. There are only two kinds of people in the world. For example, when you get a bunch of grapes, one kind of person picks the best to eat first, and the other kind of person saves the best for last. As a rule, the first type of person should be optimistic, because every grape he eats is the best of the remaining grapes; the second type of person should be pessimistic, because every grape he eats is the worst of the remaining grapes. However, the fact is the opposite, because the second type of person still has hope, while the first type of person only has memories. 5. When old people fall in love, it is like an old house on fire, there is no way to save it. 6. Many people talk about marriage, and their tone is as if it is a homosexual love. They are not attracted to the girl herself, but envy her father or her brother. 7. Flattery is like love, and it does not allow a third party to watch coldly. 8. Traveling is the most tiring and troublesome time, when people's true colors will be revealed. Only those who do not hate each other after a long and arduous journey can make friends. 9. When two people are together, people will spread rumors, just as when two branches are close, spiders will hang webs. 10. There are many scenes in the world that can only be seen with closed eyes, such as dreams. 11. Unexpectedly, your knowledge is so mediocre that it can be used as an editorial. 12. On the sixth day after the war broke out, Japanese planes dropped bombs on the house that Hongjian rented for the first time, killing many people, including Hongjian's landlady. Hongjian couldn't go to the interior because of the war. By the time he found a house and raised money to buy it, it was already winter, and the war was getting more intense, so he simply didn't leave. He wrote a letter to his family, lying to them that he couldn't go home because he wanted to keep his promise and "defend it to the death" in the "besieged city." 13. When someone is heartbroken, they will immediately display their sadness like a beggar's rotten leg, bloody and public, to win sympathy, or after things have changed, they will display their sadness like a soldier's old wounds, taking off their clothes to show it, to make people admire them. 14. When a donkey refuses to move and the whip is useless, the Western donkey driver will hang a bunch of carrots in front of the donkey's eyes and above its lips. The stupid donkey thinks that if it takes one step forward, the carrot will be in its mouth, so it continues to move forward step by step. The more it wants to bite, the more it will drive with its feet. Before it knows it, it has walked another step. Whether it can eat the carrots at that time depends on the donkey driver's happiness. 15. Scientists are very different from science. Scientists are like wine, the older they are, the more valuable they are. But science is like women, and they are worthless when they are old. 16. When I woke up in the morning, I found that I was not eaten up by fleas and lice. I can still be a person after cleaning up the debris. 17. It is said that everyone needs a mirror so that they can look at themselves often and know what they are. However, people who know themselves don't need to look in the mirror at all; things that don't know themselves are useless even if they look in the mirror. 18. The mood of a girl when she has a boyfriend for the first time is like white water mixed with red wine. It can't be called love, but just a kind of mild excitement. 19. In fact, a person's shortcomings are just like a monkey's tail. When the monkey squats on the ground, the tail is invisible. It is not until he climbs up a tree that he exposes his rear to the public. However, this long red tail has always existed and is not a new symbol of a higher status. 20. A diploma seems to have the function of the leaf on Adam and Eve's lower body, which can cover up shame and ugliness. A small piece of paper can cover up a person's emptiness, ignorance and stupidity. If you don't have a diploma, it's like being naked in spirit, without a cover.

Title: Qian Zhongshu: A Literary Master in and Outside the Fortress Besieged Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 - December 19, 1998) is a famous modern Chinese writer and scholar, known for his unique humorous style and profound social insight.< This article will introduce the life and achievements of this literary master from multiple perspectives.

1.< Personal Basic Information Qian Zhongshu, whose original name was Qian Zhonghan and whose pen name was Zhongshu, was from Wuxi, Jiangsu.

He was born into an intellectual family.< He was smart and studious since childhood and had a strong interest in literature.

2.< Education and Career Background Qian Zhongshu studied at Tsinghua University in his early years, and later went to Oxford University in the UK for further studies and obtained a doctorate in literature.

After returning to China, he taught at Tsinghua University, Southwest United University and other universities, and was an important promoter of modern Chinese literary education.< 3.

Writing Career Qian Zhongshu's literary creation began in the 1930s.< His first novel, Fortress Besieged, was published in 1947 and is hailed as a classic of modern Chinese novels.

In addition, he also created many works such as "Man, Beast, Ghost" and "Written on the Edge of Life", showing his unique literary talent.< 4.

Style and theme of works Qian Zhongshu's works are good at humor and satire, and are good at revealing the complexity of human nature and the absurdity of society.< "Fortress Besieged" deeply reflects the real problems of the society at that time through the description of the life experience of the protagonist Fang Hongjian.

5.< Personal life Qian Zhongshu and his wife Yang Jiang spent their lives together.

The two supported each other in literary creation and academic research, becoming a good story in the history of modern Chinese literature.< 6.

Social influence Qian Zhongshu's literary works have had a profound impact on modern Chinese literature.< His humorous and satirical style and deep insight into human nature have provided rich creative inspiration for later writers.

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Quotes and evaluations The famous scholar Yu Guangzhong once commented on Qian Zhongshu: "His literary achievements are not only in his creation, but also in his academic research.< " The People's Daily also published an article praising Qian Zhongshu as "a treasure of modern Chinese literature.

" 8.< Latest developments Although Qian Zhongshu has passed away for many years, his literary works are still widely concerned.

In recent years, the research and discussion on Qian Zhongshu is still active, and his works are constantly being republished and translated, influencing generations of readers.

Summary: Qian Zhongshu has become an important figure in the history of modern Chinese literature with his unique literary talent and profound social insight.< His works such as Fortress Besieged not only show his humorous and satirical literary style, but also deeply reflect the real problems of the society at that time, which has a profound impact on modern Chinese literature.