The Story of Taking Off Boots Backwards

About This Novel

Backward Boots is the name of an alley in Changsha, Hunan. The author grew up taking off his boots, and there are many memories of him here. With the passage of long years, the misfortunes and fates of various people in the alley often appear in the author's heart, sometimes clearly, sometimes blurry, or even indistinguishable between true and false, and even have a slightly sad intimacy. Therefore, the author has recently written a lot about taking off boots, either directly or indirectly, fictitiously or factually, and selected eighteen of them that best embody the idea of ​​"the shocking changes in the cold and heat, and the touching human feelings in the cold and warm", thus forming a novel and readable book that combines the strengths of both prose and novels. Quietly savor the depth of history and human nature. With memories taking root and sprouting, the author uses his rich experience and careful observation to present to us the bright and dark aspects of human nature, as well as the positive and side aspects of history. The naughtiness of childhood, the love of ignorant times, the family affairs of neighbors, the memories of elders, listening to the old people telling the past... The misfortunes and fate of every little person in the great era, come to mind one by one. The writing style has the strengths of both prose and novels. The people and things described by the author are sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, or even indistinguishable from true to false, but there is always a kind of slightly sad kindness. The eighteen articles contained in this book seem not to be entirely prose, as there are many fictional ones; nor can they be entirely called novels, as there are many documentary facts. But it has the best of both worlds. If readers like it, they probably won't argue with the style.

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