The reason this 10,000-word novella attracted so much attention was because previously no one had used such a purely feminine vision and sensibility to make such sharp judgments but also manage to be subtle and moving.
這篇一萬多字的《油蔴菜籽》之所以引起矚目，是因為在此之前，沒有一部小說，用純粹女性的眼光和感受，提出如此犀利的批判，卻又處處留有餘地，敦厚動人。