Past Events is a full-length novel about life in the present and the future. It tells the story of three young people who leave the countryside and journey from reality into fantasy. Chen Chunyang and Wang Meili use their academic credentials to break into the white-collar world of City C, while the arrival of migrant worker Zhang Sanlu sets their fates on intersecting, entangled paths amid the city’s steel and concrete. They dream up all sorts of schemes to make a living, dissatisfied with reality yet wanting to bring reality into outer space. They are insignificant, yet still dream of exploring the universe and ruling it...
