An Examination of the "Post-70s"─A Review of The Gun as a Lighter by Lin Yuanzhong

OVER the pasttwo years, anumber of influential literaryperiodicals havemade a concerted effort to promote a group ofwriters born since the 1970s, whowere later known collectively asthe "Post-70s." What most interests me is: what kind of mentalityand disposition do these writersintended to reflect in their works?Why do they have that particularmentality? And what are the similarities or differences between the"Post-70s" and the earlier "LaterGeneration" writers?My reading of "Post-70s"works…