"The Eternal Light" is a realist masterpiece that profoundly depicts the ecology of contemporary Chinese officialdom and the mental journey of intellectuals. From a first-person perspective, the novel tells the ups and downs of the protagonist Jiang An's life from a young cadre with ideals to struggling and getting lost in the whirlpool of power, and finally regaining his original intention through ups and downs.
The novel reveals: The real counterattack is not to overlook all sentient beings at the peak of power, but to keep the eternal light in the heart amidst the turbulent undercurrents - the pursuit of truth, the persistence of public interests, and the inheritance of intellectual character.
