Posté : mar. 14 juin 2005 22:50


"Wolf Totem" as a novel vividly reflects the colorful lives of the Mongolian and describes the valiant, courageous and strong characters which are formulated in the bitter natural environment they inhabit. Pertaining to this natural environment, the wolf, as the soul of the grasslands, has played a key role in the Mongolian people's development. Legendary wolves, vast grasslands and valiant herdsmen form a metaphorical triangle in Wolf Totem: Wolves represent the heaven, grasslands represent the earth, and herdsmen represent the people. Jiang Rong's descriptions of Mongolia's terrible predators are touching for their humanized observations and compliments. Although the wolf is a terrifying animal, it also has a terrible beauty.