About Zhao Shuli

Zhao Shuli (1906— 1970) is a native of Qinshui County, Shanxi Province. 1943, his famous work "The Marriage of Young Blacks" was published, which made him famous in the literary world of the liberated areas. The pursuit of popularization of his works coincides with Mao Zedong's speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art, and even produces the slogan "Zhao Shuli's direction". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he published a collection of short stories, a selection of Zhao Shuli's novels, a novel "Sanliwan" and a long storytelling "Lingquan Cave (I)". Zhao Shuli's novels are mostly set in the rural areas of North China, insisting on reflecting the changes of rural society and the contradictions and struggles in them with realistic methods, and shaping various characters in rural areas; At the same time, stick to the road of nationalization and popularization, and strive to make their own creations conform to farmers' reading psychology and appreciation habits. This pursuit of creation makes his works not only have a strong spirit of the times, a strong flavor of life, but also have a distinctive national color. Under his influence, Ma Feng and other mountain writers formed the "Shan Yao Egg School" writers group. During the Cultural Revolution, Zhao Shuli's works were criticized and persecuted to death.

Masterpiece: The novella Little Black Married.

Short story "Exercise"