The Wild Geese Fly South

The novel Lone Goose Flying South tells the moving story of Shen Yannan, born in 1968. In an era of poverty, his parents leave home one after another, and he struggles to survive with his older brother and sisters. To stay alive, he steals offerings, begs for food, and herds sheep. The hardships of his childhood only strengthen his passion for life and his determination to pursue a better future. At just fifteen, Shen Yannan follows a relative to Fujian and seizes the opportunities brought by reform and opening up. From a penniless country boy who cannot speak the local language, he works his way up to become a successful entrepreneur worth tens of millions.

The novel is woven around the heart-wrenching emotional ties between two generations. Inspired by a real person, it follows three stages: an unhappy childhood, the struggle of heading south, and building a business while giving back. It vividly portrays how ordinary people have grown alongside their country, shared in its joys and hardships, and made arduous efforts to realize the “Chinese Dream through hard work.” He represents the countless ordinary people striving for that dream. This is both the story of one man's triumphant rise and a rare chronicle of the country's development over the seventy years since its founding. Deeply moving and inspiring, it will stir readers to press onward.