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Books by Xu Xiake
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A Diary from Heaven 来自天堂的日记
Through the heroine Xiao Xiao’s inner monologue, this novel reflects the social tragedies around her. Its poetic language softens weighty themes such as violence and desire, transforming the clamor of the world into quiet reflection. Beneath the glittering city lies the tragic story of a young girl who ultimately takes her own life.
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A Bright Moon, a City 一盏明月一座城
This novel offers a true-to-life portrait of every aspect of the lives of migrant workers in Guangzhou. It tells the tragic tale of Su Zijian, a young man who heads south to find work full of hope, and his love-hate entanglement with the heroine.
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The Flowers of Shanghai Remain as They Were 红尘沪上花如旧
Through the heroine Deng Deng’s experiences as a migrant worker in Shanghai, this novel reveals the complexity and darker side of human nature. It tells the tragic story of how an innocent young woman, newly entering the world, gradually goes astray. It warns society of its shortcomings in protecting migrant workers, especially women, including their personal safety and social welfare. The novel also offers a glimpse of the grueling lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society.
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That Year in Dongguan 东莞那年
This novel follows Lin Wanxing, a nineteen-year-old girl from Hunan who heads south full of hope to find work. Day after day, she inserts components on an electronics factory assembly line, writes in her diary beneath a camphor tree, and believes she has found spring in a brief romance. The factory's relentless pace and the collapse of her love gradually drag her into the abyss. On the eve of the 2003 Spring Festival, she hangs herself beneath the camphor tree. This is the story of a girl crushe
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Red in the East, Purple in the West 东红西紫
Through the male lead An Yingjun’s inner monologue, this novel offers a nuanced portrayal of the pressing problem of teenage romance among middle school students. The male lead’s inability to escape his romantic troubles becomes the root cause of a series of personal tragedies.
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Mong Kok Flower Lane 旺角花巷
Hong Kong’s Mong Kok in 1937: the smoke of war has yet to arrive, but undercurrents are already stirring. Su Shangyin, the only daughter of a Shanghai textile dynasty, is forced to seek refuge with distant relatives in Hong Kong after disaster strikes her family and both her parents die. From a young lady on Avenue Joffre to a nightclub singer in Mong Kok’s Flower Street, her refined, bookish air dazzles the world of nightlife. Yet she cannot escape the crushing weight of the times or the darkne
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Yan Halberd 燕戟
For a thousand miles, war fires blaze as the rival states clash. Murong Chui watches the people of this troubled age rise and fall. From the time young Murong Chui made a name for himself, through Ran Min’s downfall and his triumph at Fangtou, he suffered the suspicion of his own kin and fled to Qin. In Chang’an, he lay low and bided his time, witnessing Wang Meng’s schemes and the splendor of an enemy state, watching Fu Jian’s ambition to unite the realm and the heroes who waited for their chan
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