向日葵

The narration in Su Tongs novels is always elegant, unhurried as pure as water. His works are always about ordinary life yet are filled with astonishing charm; their style is delicate and full of the appeal of regions south of Yangtze River; they well integrate narration and lyricism. His style is quite unique. Su is a talented writer, blessed with rare sensation and imagination. He gained fame early and became a star-like figure, owing to some of his works. But early fame did not change him into a common writer. Sunflower, one of the Series of Su Tongs Works, is another powerful work by Su Tong. Included in this collection are about twenty short stories, including The Butterfly and the Chess, The Thief, Chinese Hearts, the Queen of Hearts, A New Version of Goddess Marriage, Running Wildly, Scarescrow, Box Wagon, The Kitten, Explosion of Corn, See Off in Eighteen Miles, A Study of Voices, etc.