额尔古纳河右岸

"This book is the first novel in China that describes the current living condition and vicissitudes of Ewenki people, a northeast minority. In a self-narrative tone of an over 90-year-old woman chief of the Ewenki tribe, and also the last one, the author tells of this small and weak ethnic group's tenacious struggle and beautiful love. In subtle, simple language, this book vividly writes about the little-known flesh-and-blood Ewenki people. With an elegy to a weak ethnic group, Chi Zijian reflects the sadness in the course of human history, and his literary theme has an epic character and cosmopolitan meaning.《额尔古纳河右岸(精)》荣获第七届茅盾文学奖，是我国第一部描述东北少数民族鄂温克人生存现状及百年沧桑的长篇小说。作者以一位年届九旬的鄂温克族最后一位酋长女人的自述口吻，向我们讲述了这个弱小民族顽强的抗争和优美的爱情。
本书语言精妙，以简约之美写活了一群鲜为人知、有血有肉的鄂温克人。迟子建以小见大，以一曲对弱小民族的挽歌，写出了人类历史进程中的悲哀，其文学主题具有史诗品格与世界意义。"