"Shi" (蚀), was also called "The Eclipse" in English translation, which was the first actual novel written by Mao Dun and composed of three volumes, "Disillusions" (幻灭, 1927), "Wavering" (动摇, 1928), and "Pursuits" (追求, 1928). It is a story of a generation of young intellectuals, who are caught up in the world of revolutionary fervor without a true understanding of the nature of social change. His next major work was "Rainbow" (虹, 1929), which became famous for having no less than 70 main characters and numerous plot twists and turns. In 1933 came his next work, "Midnight" (子夜), which gained great popularity, to a point that it was also published in French and English, and it allowed to develop a sense of revolutionary realism. It is a naturalistic novel exploring the commercial world of Shanghai in detail. In addition, his fiction offered a sympathetic portrayal of working-class life and praise of revolution. He left a work unfinished, the trilogy "Shuangye Hongsi Eryuehua" (霜叶红似二月花, 1942).