JJWXC catalogue
Books by Valerian
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- 10
From the JJWXC books we index, matched on the author's name.
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The Raven of Strasbourg 斯特拉斯堡的乌鸦
1968-1975 The Cold War, a romance across the Iron Curtain. Theme:
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The Road Home 归途
This is not gloomy old Europe. There are no Nazi armies, no spy wars, but death still lurks beneath the sun. Writing exercise number four: World War II. Theme:
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Mr. J. Stanley's Testimony J.斯坦利先生的证词
He had no choice but to flip back through the pages and piece together what had happened. Who were all these characters? Where did they come from, where were they going, and why had one died while another was still alive? Theme:
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Roses and Ashes 玫瑰与灰烬
Inspired by the Irish folk song “There Were Roses,” written by Tommy Sands. In 1966, it wasn’t the people giving the orders who died, but young Clare and Prescott, and ordinary people like you and me. One of my writing exercises, in tribute to Laurie Lee and David Beers. They taught me that sentences and words alone can awaken a world that vanished long ago. Premise:
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The Celeste Red Book 西莱斯特红皮书
I'm too embarrassed to try writing anything literary now. All I can say is that this piece, riddled with holes, was a beginning. The immaturity of a beginning can be forgiven, right? Theme:
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Rubik's Cube 魔方
London, 1972. The banners of victory raised by the previous generation have long since faded, while the war seems never-ending. In that age of fear and suspicion, the world was like a twisted Rubik's Cube, and no one could piece together the truth. Theme:
163Favorites897Clicks/ch1Gifts
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Strangers 陌路
My third writing exercise, an attempt to return to local roots. An exercise based on Mr. Bai Xianyong's Moon Dream. It's an imitation, an imitation, an imitation. Important things should be said three times. Theme:
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Mr. Spencer 史宾塞先生
To them, life is nothing but a mire of lies and deceit. Everything is false: names, identities, history, and perhaps even love. This has always been the fate of spies. Theme:
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Memories of Seaside Town 海滨镇忆旧集
Twenty-eight years later, they remembered the Florin, the Principality of Sina, and the spice lands of the East. Even though none of them had ever existed. Writing exercise number two, built on a mash-up of an Albom and Capote framework. Theme:
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Tin Box 铁皮盒子
A writing exercise, trying to portray the people around me: A's little gestures, B's personality, C's expressions Premise:
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