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Ge Liang's "Urban Strange Stories" series of novels, winner of the annual China Good Book Award. Our lives are receiving a certain kind of perspective, coming from a pair of daily eyes. A storm of novels named after animals, based on encounters over the years. Yan Geling, Su Tong, and Mao Jian sincerely recommend "The prosperity of this city, when you turn around, there are still many stories, some twists and turns and bleakness wrapped in gorgeous clothes. Of course, there is also a lot of warmth, vague, waiting for you to touch." Our lives are receiving a certain kind of perspective. A pair of eyes from everyday life. A cat or a parrot, even a beetle or a crab. We don't know what it will look like in the next second. What's worse is that it will fall apart when we are most interested in living. A typhoon named after an animal, because of its rapid movement and strange path, brought strong winds and abundant rain to the island city, as well as unexpected encounters. Stories are born out of encounters, and there are witnesses about time, witnessing others, and also witnessing yourself. The escape from life is not fate, but an adventure. Zhang Ailing once wrote "Legend" back then, and she still wrote about encounters in Hong Kong. What she encountered was the changes of the times, which was the helplessness and desolation half a century ago. What is written in this book is the warmth and coldness of encounters, and there is a lot of sadness, just because things are not what people are.

"Ask for Rice" selects 7 suspenseful short and medium-length masterpieces written by Ge Liang in recent years. In the compassionate folk narrative, there are all kinds of graces of life, as well as the tyranny and impermanence of fate. As you talk about them, you can always see some mediocre and familiar faces. Their faces are blurred and invisible to everyone, but they are wrapped up in huge secrets and fall into the abyss in the next second. Those who think they are smart will step into the confusion with the determination to burn the boat. More people are waiting and watching, and finally follow suit. They are psychics living in Vietnam, strange neighbors next door, passers-by passing by, me and you. In front of us is a vast sea, from the ups and downs of the times, from the darkness in the depths of history, or from personal happiness and boundless confusion. On the other side, there seemed to be one or two sparks in an instant. Not bright, but warm enough.

A new novel by Lu Xun Literature Prize winner Ge Liang. It has illuminated the century-old situation of Guangdong and Hong Kong, and built a garden for the lost people to live in. An ethical murder, father and daughter embarked on completely different lives... Professor Lian Yue of the University of South China, who is about to retire, is behind bars. As a man, as a husband, as a father, if you have read everything in the world, how can you walk on the road of loneliness? Life is vast, and a historical picture of ups and downs slowly unfolds. Years after the incident, her daughter Lian Sirui was deeply affected by public opinion and disappeared in the dust. In the Buddhist hall where Grandma was alive, she met Duan He, a young statue maker. The latter's legendary family background in Macau is like a mirror in the water and the moon, making her seem to see another self... Obsession and letting go, reconciliation and farewell, saving others and saving herself, and the lingering sound is long. A person needs to go through countless collapses and reconstructions in his life. Let go of a thought. There is still a garden in our hearts, where we can stay and retreat. This book is Ge Liang's new "Southern Picture Chronicles" novel series following his popular works such as "Northern Yuan" and "Yan Shi Ji".

Ge Liang's Earthly Fireworks series includes two books, "Seven Sounds" and "The Year of Play". There are seven sounds in each volume. This play goes on over the years and keeps coming back. "Seven Voices" uses line drawing to write seven stories about people in Nanjing and Hong Kong. The manuscript of "The Year of Play" is a collection of the author's medium-length works. Recording the notes into a book is a kind of stalemate, which can also be regarded as confidence in memory. The past and migration of life will ultimately be a drama. The director is the time and the actor is you.

"Seven Voices" uses line drawing to write seven stories about people in Nanjing and Hong Kong. He no longer resorts to the mystery and wonder of "The Mysterious Crow", but instead outlines the scenes of life in a regular manner; he is particularly comfortable writing about the personnel and affairs in his hometown of Nanjing. His narrative is gentle and clear, full of tolerance and sympathy for the various disappointments in life, but at the same time he maintains a reserved distance as a bystander. "The Biography of Uncle Yu" and "Axia" are particularly touching. The former can almost be read as an allegory for the rise of the market economy in the new era, and there is considerable room for discussion. The latter continues the authentic European and Western realism style, reflecting the various aspects of life through the experiences of simple-minded people from the bottom society. As Professor Zhang Ruifen said, the text is fresh and clear, and combined with the narrator Mao Guo's affectionate yet reserved perspective, it appears gentle and honest. Indeed, he is unique among young writers born in mainland China.

One of the four short story collections by Nanjing writer Ge Liang, the manuscript of "The Year of Play" is a collection of the author's novellas. Life is like a play, play is like life. It has been going on for years, and the coming and going continues. Most people live their lives with a sober and free mind, leaving the excitement and excitement to art. I hope there will be clear barriers between the two, but in the end it is still ideal. For example, words always carry the trajectory of experience. Most of them are related to human affairs. They may be big openings or big closings, or they may be just a slight wave. But it always leaves a mark, deep or shallow, bright and dark. What reminds me is your ignorance and growth, your gains and losses. Writing down the notes into a book is a kind of stalemate, which can also be regarded as confidence in memory. The past and migration of life will ultimately be a drama. The director is the time and the actor is you.

Mo Yan, Yan Lianke, and Wang Dewei sincerely recommend the "Urban Strange Stories" series of novels by Ge Liang, winner of the annual China Good Book Award. Mystery is the image of the world, a quietly brewing force that changes our lives and pushes it to the edge of danger. There are seven short stories in "Mysterious Crow". Among them, "Mysterious Crow" tells the story of a young couple who, by chance, raise a crow by mistake, and thus fall into a series of bizarre encounters, which even end in tragedy. "The Bankless River", "The Legacy of Love on the 37th Floor", "Private Island", etc. All have a mysterious atmosphere of fate, and the vanity and struggle of urban young people are revealed between the lines. It may be like a dream, or it may be restless, or it may be as trivial as chicken feathers. The Eight Noble Truths of Suffering and the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism always present a sad appearance. Life is always penetrated by cruel reality, revealing its fragile nature. Such stories, without the legendary color, are actually often played out around you and me. Its surface is made up of common elements and scenery, which warms the heart. However, there is a core of forbearance, and this is where the answer lies.

Ge Liang's novel collection includes four books in total: "Seven Voices", "The Year of Play", "Raccoon" and "Mysterious Crow".

The works shortlisted for the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, no matter how humble the bones are, rivers still flow, recreating the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" of the Republic of China with meticulous brushwork. Chen Sihe, Wang Dewei, Nie Hualing, Sun Yu, Huang Ziping, Wang Anyi, Li Oufan, Bi Feiyu, Su Tong, Yan Geling and other famous figures at home and abroad joined hands. The novel begins with the growth of Lu Wensheng, a son of a merchant family in the Republic of China, and ends in the middle of the last century. The turbulent history of the Republic of China is entrusted to the ups and downs of the two families, and the most ups and downs of China are written. The thread of life is like a kite. Destiny is uncertain, and people should have their own backbone. Politicians, warlords, government officials, literati, businessmen, actors, hundreds of classic characters in the book have advanced and retreated through vicissitudes of life. The communities are intertwined and majestic.

Ge Liang, who has frequently won awards for his novels, meets readers with his prose about movies in this book and tells good stories related to movies. In the open-air cinema at night, "Shaolin Temple" is shown to a crowd, and the "fashionable tough guy" Takakura Ken, "Romance on Lushan Mountain" and "China's First Kiss"; "Hollywood" is coming, from "The Blue Bridge" to "The Bridge of Dreams", the eternal Garbo, the estranged love between two old movie fans; "The Thirty-nine Steps", an abandoned factory area underground film viewing party, a secret tour of the "Material Life" video store. Narrated or commented with a fresh and lively writing style, Ge Liang's memories and reflections on childhood, boyhood and youth life in light and shadow are touching after reading; his sensitive observation and excellent writing skills are vividly expressed in the book. Life flows in the changes of light and shadow. This story is our common memory. It belongs to me and to you.