Zhang Zhengyou, Village Official

“A work contracted by the Nanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles”

The full-length realist novel Zhang Zhengyou, a College Graduate Turned Village Official is set in the countryside of Jinniu Lake Township, Nanjing. It tells the story of Zhang Zhengyou, a young graduate who puts down roots in the countryside and, through conflicts and real-world trials, grows from a green village official into a grassroots cadre. Grounded in local realities, the novel confronts the challenges of rural governance amid rural revitalization, portrays the people working at the grassroots, celebrates young people who roll up their sleeves and get things done, and depicts the changes sweeping through the Jiangnan countryside.