Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t11.6

v2.c10.s2.t11.6

distributed anarchist propaganda materials and participated in Leftist strikes. He went to France in 1927 and the following year completed his first novella *Destruction* (《灭亡》), which aroused strong reactions from its readers and won Ba Jin many admirers. Ba Jin returned to China in 1928 and lived in Shanghai, writing many iconic works; his major works include *The Dead Sun* (《死去的太阳》), *New Life* (《新生》), *Miners* (《砂丁》), *The Germination* (《萌芽》) and his famous Love Trilogy (《爱情的三部曲》) (1931-1935) consisting of Fog (《雾》), Rain (《雨》) and ‘Lightning’ (《电》). His novel ‘*The Family*’, part of the ‘*Torrents Trilogy*’ “激流三部曲”, is considered to be his masterpiece and one of the most representative works of modern Chinese literature.