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by H
About This Novel
In a battle, his comrades sacrificed their lives to rescue Larry, a young American pilot. Larry began to think about the meaning of life. Since there is truth, goodness and beauty in the world, why are there still wars and misfortunes? He felt extremely confused and bewildered about this. After the war, Larry returned to his hometown. There was a craze in the United States to create a "magnificent and prosperous era," but he found it difficult to stay a part of it. In order to get answers to the lingering doubts in his heart, he gave up the opportunity to study and find a job, left his fiancée behind and came to Paris, embarking on a long journey of exploring the meaning of life wholeheartedly. Finally, I found a spiritual way out in Indian spiritual philosophy: "a peaceful life with compassion, calmness and selflessness, gratitude and selflessness, and asceticism and self-denial." He returned to China and became a taxi driver, living in seclusion in the city as the saying goes.
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Official(5)Scraped 6d ago
Calm, restrained, passionate, selfless, ascetic
Like Maugham, like Larry, like myself
Not a boring story
No matter how you say it, everyone gets what they want in the end. Maybe their hard work finally pays off, or maybe their fate has already been arranged.
Good books are so different
Good! Larry's life is what most people aspire to
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Official(5)Scraped 6d ago
Calm, restrained, passionate, selfless, ascetic
Like Maugham, like Larry, like myself
Not a boring story
No matter how you say it, everyone gets what they want in the end. Maybe their hard work finally pays off, or maybe their fate has already been arranged.
Good books are so different
Good! Larry's life is what most people aspire to
