"A City" is a youth wandering novel written by Han Han, which is known as a milestone. It has a drama version and a movie version, but there is no doubt that only by reading the original work can you fully appreciate the original "Korean" text.
This is a story about a city. "I", who dropped out of school, escaped from Shanghai to a town with my friend "Uncle Jian" because of an unexpected murder. Uncle Jian was my classmate who was one year above me. We lived in the Yangtze River Hotel and wandered around the city all day long. Later we met our new friend Wang Chao, and from then on, Wang Chao and his Santana hung out with us. We followed Wang Chao to his school to see girls, and accidentally participated in a performance art, which reminded me of my classmate who committed suicide and his short-lived love. We are still wandering around the city. I have strange dreams from time to time, thinking about my former girlfriend...
Han Han wrote in the book: "There are really many people in the world who are insecure, and I think most people are like this. But I don't understand why people entrust their so-called security to some external things, such as houses or bank deposits. The earth is so unreliable in the universe, earthquakes, wars, economic collapse, etc. Will take away our external belongings at any time. So I don't understand why these things that are about to be lost at any time can give people a sense of security."
"A City" describes bohemian youth from the perspective of grassroots youth in society. Absurdity and reality are combined in Han Han's humorous style. The title of the book "A City" can be regarded as the utopia of the protagonists. In that city, young people can go crazy, be arrogant, lie at will, betray and be betrayed, just to live more freely. The story is full of bizarre experiences and weird thinking. Han Han's unique humor and outlook on life can be seen everywhere in the dialogues in the book.
Reader comments
I read it for the second time. The first time was in junior high school. Now I am 30 years old. Every time I feel different. In junior high school, I read it as a drama book. I had fun while reading it. But now I can't laugh anymore.
It's a very good novel. It describes some confused people's moods, reveals some social phenomena, and satirizes the public's inaction in following the trend. Thank you, Teacher Han Han.
This is the third time I have read it. To be honest, I still don't understand what I didn't understand before. When I read this book, I was still an angry young man. Now that I read it, the angry young man I was before no longer exists.
The art of black humor is always accompanied by irony
The story on Tomato is incomplete. The ending is that they went home and turned themselves in, only to find out that they had not committed a crime at all. They had mistakenly thought they had killed someone.
This book is very real and reminds me of my youthful and frivolous days. The characters in the book all have their own personalities, and I especially hate the one who always lies. However, Han Han's writing is really humorous, and his description of youth and reality resonated with me. As the book says, we don't need to rely on material things to gain security. Real freedom is inner freedom. This book made me re-evaluate my life and it was very inspiring.
A very good book.
Humor is high-end and connotative [smile]
What does the ending mean? Can anyone interpret it?
I read it for the second time. The first time was in junior high school. Now I am 30 years old. Every time I feel different. In junior high school, I read it as a drama book. I had fun while reading it. But now I can't laugh anymore.
It's a very good novel. It describes some confused people's moods, reveals some social phenomena, and satirizes the public's inaction in following the trend. Thank you, Teacher Han Han.
This is the third time I have read it. To be honest, I still don't understand what I didn't understand before. When I read this book, I was still an angry young man. Now that I read it, the angry young man I was before no longer exists.
The art of black humor is always accompanied by irony
The story on Tomato is incomplete. The ending is that they went home and turned themselves in, only to find out that they had not committed a crime at all. They had mistakenly thought they had killed someone.
This book is very real and reminds me of my youthful and frivolous days. The characters in the book all have their own personalities, and I especially hate the one who always lies. However, Han Han's writing is really humorous, and his description of youth and reality resonated with me. As the book says, we don't need to rely on material things to gain security. Real freedom is inner freedom. This book made me re-evaluate my life and it was very inspiring.
A very good book.
Humor is high-end and connotative [smile]
What does the ending mean? Can anyone interpret it?