Author(s)

Zhang Xiaoli, Gao Zihan

Corresponding Author

Zhang Xiaoli

ABSTRACT

If we want to discuss the worldwide influence of Chinese modern and contemporary novels, we must stand on the perspective of world literature. It is fundamentally imperfect to talk about the emergence of Chinese contemporary novels, ignoring the influence and inspiration of world literature, or the great efforts of the authors of modern Chinese novels. Jia Pingwa is one of the most local and national writers in Chinese contemporary literature history. His works have strong regional style and dialect character of northwestern China. Therefore, Jia Pingwa's works in world literature are considered "untranslatable". However, this does not affect the wide spread of his works around the world. In particular, Jia Pingwa's novels have remarkable characteristics of globalization, and his novels contain certain foresight in literature theory, which provide precious literary materials to modern criticism theory. Therefore, his novels are not only local, but also global.

KEYWORDS

World Literature, Chinese Contemporary Novels, Jia Pingwa, Cherish the Memory of the Wolf