湘西散记

Author's PrefaceI Study a Small Book and at the Same Time a Big BookWhile Continuing My Schooling I Stick to That Big BookA Night at Mallard-Nest VillageAn Amorous Boatman and an Amorous WomanChest PrecipiceFive Army Officers and a MinerThe People of YuanlingFenghuangAfter SnowQiaoxiu and DongshengTruth Is Stranger than Fiction

沈从文很多有名的小说均以湘西美丽的乡村为背景。在《中国文学大家译丛：湘西散记（英文版）》中他讲述了他的童年时光和当地人们的生活、习俗、爱情、传奇、迷信以及未开化的骑士精神和粗暴的正义。这些作品虽然有时候让人感到悲伤和恐惧，但绝大部分都充满了田园气息。