Young People in Urban Villages
by Azhi
About This Novel
This is a novel written for "people who have never landed". Ah Cheng came to Daliang, Shunde from the provincial capital, lived in a penthouse rental in a village in the city, and started his first job in life. During the day, he was a grassroots editor of a media company, running around town streets, conference rooms and buses; at night, he lay on a mattress covered with plastic wrap and heard the quarrels, moans and collapse of life among the lovers next door. He has a love that has not broken but is being consumed; a group of migrant workers who are equally tired but have nowhere to escape; and a river that he passes by every day but can never really cross - the Daliang River. This is a story about failure in the public examination, new entry into society, wandering at the bottom, emotional consumption and the anxiety of the times. There are no counterattacks, no miracles, just mornings when you fold your dignity, ideals and body again and again and continue to work. The river flows forward, but the young man stops where he is. This is not about a single person, but about the common situation of an entire generation. It's quiet, restrained, yet sharp and true. It is not sensational, but it makes people stay silent for a long time after reading it.
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