The Cuckoo That Cries Blood
by Wang Benjie
About This Novel
On the day when the monument to the martyrs of the Western Route Army was inaugurated, the appearance of a strange woman attracted the attention of Weng Zhennan, the father and daughter of the Qibei County Party History Office, who then started a trip to Banan, Sichuan for "I" (Weng Zhennan's daughter) to solve the mystery of the "resurrection" of Du Juan, the martyr of the Western Route Army and the heroine of the Red Army. The novel tells the story of Du Juan, a child bride from Daba Mountain, who joined the Red Army. From a soldier to a regiment leader, she experienced hundreds of battles and made extraordinary achievements. She was "sacrifice" at the gunpoint of horse bandits during the bloody battle in the Hexi Corridor, and was unexpectedly "resurrected" more than forty years later. The plot of the story is full of twists and turns, the fate of the characters is shocking, and it is full of strong legendary color. The novel won the first prize in the "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times" National Outstanding Long Book Award in 2023.
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