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IJLLL 2025 Vol.11(4): 153-157
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2025.11.4.591

Genre Negotiation in Contemporary Chinese Long-form Novels under the Influence of Western Modernity

Sirui Ren
Literature and Journalism Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Email: 15733107828@163.com (S.R.R.)

Manuscript received September 9, 2024; accepted December 2, 2024; published July 23, 2025.

Abstract—Genre negotiation is also known as genre combination, in which multiple genre styles are inserted into a literary text, overcoming the constraints of a single genre. This approach takes advantage of the different ways of expressing emotions in different genres to create a more layered and rich reading experience. In China, the novel-writing paradigm of genre negotiation is an emerging focus of literary aesthetics, but scholars often overlook the overseas cultural factors implicit in this way of writing. This article explores the intrinsic connection between genre pluralism and Western culture in contemporary Chinese novels by examining changes in the novel genre. Ultimately, the article finds that genre negotiation in Chinese literature involves adaptation and stylistic innovation under the influence of overseas literary ideas. This study integrates the idea of socio-cultural space into the examination of literary genre and writing forms to provide a direction for promoting the exchange of world cultures in discursive contexts.

Keywords—Chinese contemporary literature, cross-cultural communication, comparative literature, cultural studies, The Three-Body Problem

Cite: Sirui Ren, "Genre Negotiation in Contemporary Chinese Long-form Novels under the Influence of Western Modernity," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 153-157, 2025.

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