Mayfly Straight Up
by Xiaojia
About This Novel
Talk show actor Xiao Jia's first collection of essays contains the words accumulated in the heart of a young boy. When he grows up, he finally reveals everything about the people in his hometown, the hidden pain of youth, the wandering life, and also about how a person can transcend himself and truly be born. He writes about himself with a sensitive heart and humorous tone - the support and love he did not receive from his family, the unstoppable self-doubt, the anger towards the world and the moments of reconciliation with pain; he writes about the people around him - the uneducated but smart and strong peasant woman's second aunt, and the "chivalrous woman" who bravely pursued love across borders. "Friends, grandma and grandpa in his memory, as well as his father's life and their unexpected farewell; he also wrote about the world he saw from life - the undercurrent of power in the county compound, the business world of the building materials market, the foreign ethnic groups in the city's villages, and the stories of southern Fujian between the mountains and the sea. The living people are like mayflies at the bottom of the water. They seem silent, but they are all silently exerting their strength, waiting for the moment when the sky breaks and they jump out of the water.
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