Ge Fei's Masterpiece of Pioneering Novels (set of 3 Volumes)

About This Novel

"Flag of Desire" (1996) is a masterpiece of Ge Fei's creative transformation period. It is a powerful attempt for him to intervene in reality after going through the avant-garde experimental stage. In the philosophy department of a university in Shanghai, on the eve of an important academic conference, Professor Jia, the initiator and executive chairman of the conference, committed suicide by jumping off the building without warning, and the conference had to be interrupted. Information about Professor Jia's lifetime is pieced together bit by bit through other people's memories, and the story unfolds accordingly. As the meeting was being prepared and carried out, other characters also appeared one after another: Professor Jia's disciple Zeng Shan was a staunch rationalist, but always fell into self-doubt; Song Zijin was Zeng Shan's senior brother, who was confused by lies and game emotions all day long, and finally fell into madness. At the center of the incident are Zeng Shan's wife Zhang Mo, Buddhist masters, economic fraudsters, data clerks, etc. They are all sinking in the abyss of their own desires. When the banner of desire is spread, some people fall, some are still struggling, and some have already rushed to another carnival... "Edge" (1993) is a novel in which Ge Fei perfected the narrative of avant-garde novels in the early 1990s. The novel starts from "I"'s review of my entire life as I grow old, and uses countless important life fragments to piece together "I"'s ups and downs experience - a childhood life amidst isolation and loneliness, a cruel and absurd youth career, and returning home. Later, I was involved in the rolling torrent of society... Familiar or unfamiliar figures emerged one by one in "my" life journey, and their stories wrapped "me" in them, and "I" was like a bystander in life, quietly watching their arrival and departure. The novel shows the life and fragile fate of "marginal people" from different character perspectives. The 42 fragments in memory reflect the magnificent history of China in the 20th century, and condense into a kind of clarity and indifference suspended above the joys and sorrows. "The Enemy" is Ge Fei's debut novel written in 1991. It is considered to be the first novel in the contemporary avant-garde novel camp. The novel begins with a mysterious fire that spreads through the Zhao family. The rich man Zhao Shaozhong inherited his grandfather's inheritance and a list of suspects written on rice paper. It continues the Zhao family's painstaking search for generations: Is it God's will or someone deliberately set the fire to destroy the family? Who is the enemy? However, the "enemy" never appeared, and what followed was a series of horrific and fatal incidents that occurred in the Zhao family. Zhao Shaozhong's wife, sons Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, daughters Meimei and Liuliu, and grandson "Monkey" all died strangely. The fate of all characters seemed to be controlled by a mysterious and unknowable force. The hidden enemy and the empty truth shrouded the entire family in an atmosphere of horror and fear. The enemy never actually appears, yet seems to be everywhere. In this dark and shuddering experience of fear, modern people's dilemma and ignorance about their survival predicament and life status have become an even more shocking proposition.

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