Scar literature or literature of the wounded is a genre of Chinese literature which emerged in the late 1970s during the Boluan Fanzheng, soon after the death of Mao Zedong, portraying the sufferings of cadres and intellectuals during the experiences of the Cultural Revolution and the rule of the Gang of Four.
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Place of Origin Defining TraitFocus on trauma and oppression, with love and faith as major themes 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, originated there.
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1. Scar literature (Wikipedia)
Opening definition
a genre of Chinese literature which emerged in the late 1970s during the Boluan Fanzheng, soon after the death of Mao Zedong
Historical background
Though scar literature focuses on trauma and oppression, and has been described as largely negative, love and faith remained its major themes
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