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General’s Chant by Mo Yingfeng --A major realist novel of the Cultural Revolution
General’s Chant is more than a historical novel—it is a work of moral courage. Written at a time when truth could not be spoken openly, it preserves the voices, conflicts, and human realities of one of the most complex periods in modern history.
Rebecca Mo
General’s Chant: Writing in Secrecy and the Story of Its Publication
Written in 1976 at the height of the Cultural Revolution, General’s Chant by Mo Yingfeng stands as one of the earliest and most courageous literary works to confront that turbulent era. Composed under severe political pressure and personal risk, the novel represents a turning point in modern Chinese literature—from ideological narrative toward a profound exploration of human experience.
Rebecca Mo
Social stratification survey and literary remediation strategies in the "General's Chant" trilogy plan
We discover that the author intended to depict a painful transformation from a narrative of military power to a panoramic social epic in his "trilogy plan."
Rebecca Mo
The Cycles of History and the Collapse of Utopia:A Study of “Alternative Historical Hypotheses” in the Works of George Orwell and Mo Yingfeng
The Cycles of History and the Collapse of Utopia:
A Study of “Alternative Historical Hypotheses” in Animal Farm and Mo Yingfeng’s Peach Blossom Utopia
Rebecca Mo
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