Wang Meng is not only the most representative writer, literary theorist and thinker of Chinese contemporary literature, but also the Chinese writer with worldwide reputation. The novella The ButterfLy is his representative work of stream-of-consciousness novel in the 80s. The novel successfully creates the character Zhang Siyuan. Through the story of an older cadre's finding soul back to the small village where he once settles, the book presents profoundly the relationship between leading cadres and the masses, showing the social value and ideological significance.
