The World (a set of three volumes)

"The World" (three volumes) is the latest novel by the famous writer Liang Xiaosheng. The book is 1.15 million words and was completed after several years of creation. The work takes the life trajectory of a commoner surnamed Zhou in the northern provincial capital city as clues, from the 1970s to today after the reform and opening up, and describes the huge changes and changes in Chinese society from multiple angles, multiple directions, and multiple levels. The ups and downs of common people's lives artistically and eloquently demonstrate the common people's life efforts and social development's historical progress in yearning for a better life.

The author empathizes with others, is full of affection, stands at the bottom, and points directly at people's hearts. He demonstrates morality and responsibility in the fireworks of the world, and expresses his feelings and aspirations in the joys and sorrows. The work is strong, moral, and warm. It is a rare masterpiece of novels in recent years, and it is a new peak of Liang Xiaosheng's novel creation.

The novel is selected as a topic supported by the Chinese Writers Association's key works in 2017, and it is also a book of the "13th Five-Year Plan" national key publication publishing planning project.