Floating City (Collected Works of Liang Xiaosheng)
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"Floating City" is a novel written by Liang Xiaosheng. A coastal city suddenly broke away from the land and drifted farther and farther on the sea, becoming a floating city. Facing the sudden "end of the world", people are at a loss. In order to resist countless seagulls and occupy the floating city, everyone mobilized in full force. Although there were countless casualties, they finally managed to save their "base area." Afterwards, everyone became almost crazy and suspicious of each other. In order to extend their own lives, they did not hesitate to kill their compatriots, kill and rob to seize lifebuoys, water sources and food. When the immediate hope is shattered again and again, desperate people choose to jump into the sea to end their lives. Only those people who are still immersed in beautiful fantasies continue to float aimlessly with the floating city. In the end, the floating city carried these "persistent" people and disappeared into the depths of the sea. By describing various events that happened in the floating city, the author reveals the tragedy of life in this world and criticizes the selfishness, greed and cruelty of human nature.
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