Hotel Europa
by Xiao Hong
About This Novel
"Europa Hotel" uses its unique writing style to depict the bottom life of Harbin in Northeast China during the occupation period. What happened to the poor couple Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun in the hotel was sigh-inducing. From the initial pure fantasy, to being ruthlessly awakened by reality, in the hotel, with no money and no food to eat, he was sleeping on a straw mattress, and the long sword he carried was also taken away by the patrolman. "Pawn Shop" uses "my" experience of pawning clothes and buying food to show the dignity and self-comfort that I still maintain in the midst of hardship. "Snowy Day" depicts "my" desire for intimate relationships and confusion about the future amid hunger and loneliness. "Thirteen Days" writes that "I" fell ill and was sent to a friend's house to recuperate. The physical pain and mental alienation were intertwined, highlighting the sorrow of the poor and homeless. "Auction Furniture" and "Advertiser's Dream" record the author's difficulty in selling his only home and finding a job under the pressure of survival. "Thirteen Days" describes the depressed state of mind after falling ill. These chapters come together to form a picture of the people at the bottom struggling to survive in the cold secular world. They are full of Xiao Hong's unique pathos and poetry, and the lines are filled with profound insights and accusations of suffering.
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