选录阿来迄今为止最具代表性的中短篇小说和散文作品，体现阿来的整体创作风貌。篇目包括——小说：《月光里的银匠》《永远的嘎洛》《宝刀》《灵魂之舞》《行刑人尔依》《老房子》；散文：《声音》《界限》《清晨的海螺声》《随风远去》《德格：湖山之间，故事流传》《赞拉土司传奇》《末世土司》《怀想一个古人》《从乡村到城市》《生死之间的遐想》《自愿被拐卖的卓玛》《落不定的尘埃》。(This book, a collection of the most representative novelettes, short stories and proses of Alai so far, reflects the overall styles of his creation. Titles included—novels: Silversmith in the Moonlight, Forever Galuo, Treasured Knife, Dance of Soul, E'yi, the Executioner, and Old House; proses: The Voice, Boundaries, Sound of Conch in the Morning, Going Far with the Wind, Dege, Stories Timeless as the Lakes and Mountains, The Legend of Chieftain Zara, The Last Chieftain, Thinking about an Ancient, From Countryside to the City, Reveries between Life and Death, Drolma, Willingly be Abducted, and Unsettled Dust.)