A Piece of White Flows (hardcover Commemorative Edition)
by Jiang Feng
About This Novel
In the social context of drastic transformation, the characters in the novel span a long 30 years. From the perspective of the protagonist Xu Jiaming, it narrates six independent stories of his six life stages, spanning thirty years from the 1980s to the present. While showing the panoramic view of the times from the side, the six themes are hope, farewell, growth, faith, possessiveness and dreams. Xu Jiaming's life is not only a history of changes in the spiritual landscape of a generation, but also an entry point for you to understand China in the past 30 years. He lived old enough, with terminal cancer, and the insurance money after his death was more important than his life; he was mute when he was born, and never spoke a word in his life, but regarded his stepson as the last kindness in the world; she was beautiful and valuable, and she married a mute man in her old age, and she finally no longer had to be obedient; she committed suicide, taking the child in her belly with her, and their combined age was not enough to understand the malice around them; she had many things to give up.
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In the past, I was always amazed by the gorgeous text, full of modifications and embellishments. After reading this article, I discovered that the concise and plain text is even more shocking. The entire novel is explained in this concise and concise way, describing the protagonist's tortuous life, almost tragic dreams and love in a homely manner.
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In the past, I was always amazed by the gorgeous text, full of modifications and embellishments. After reading this article, I discovered that the concise and plain text is even more shocking. The entire novel is explained in this concise and concise way, describing the protagonist's tortuous life, almost tragic dreams and love in a homely manner.
After reading it, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart, as if my thoughts that had been stored for a long time were suddenly revealed by someone else's words.
