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Cold words with laughter and tears, absurd and strange human stories. "A Chorus of One" is a new collection of short stories by the famous novelist Rauma. The book contains more than 80 short stories written by Rauma in recent years. Although the stories in these works are owned by other people and do not take place around us, they always feel closely related to us every time they are read. The style is Rauma's consistent "seeing the big from the small": behind the humorous language is the absurdity and irony of reality.

I dare to say responsibly that Dongfang You is a century-old fool. For him, I not only hate him, but hate him (this is Dongfang You's speaking habit that he has developed since he was a child. When I think of him, my grammar and rhetoric are messed up). Because he once almost cost me my life, I can neither forget him nor forget him. It is said that recalling the past is a sign of aging. I am not convinced by old age, and I am fully confident that I will serve in a leadership position for another term until I am sixty years old. Since I turned fifty, I have often suffered from kidney deficiency, qi deficiency, heart deficiency and other feelings of emptiness. The things in front of me turn around and are forgotten, but the people and things in the past are lingering in front of my eyes. The one who appears most frequently is the fool Dongfang You - my childhood companion and boy's classmate. His innate smiling face often appears in my dreams.

The large river, known as the Women's River, has been dry for many years and is filled with domestic garbage. The women of Calabash Town have lost their party paradise. The new generation in the town gave up the political enthusiasm of their fathers, and the hobby and tradition of three or five people gathering together to discuss national affairs was not inherited. No one sits around and listens to the old man telling "nonsense" ghost stories. As for the folk literature of Hulu Town, which is symbolized by "scented farts", no one cares about it for a long time. He said that in his opinion, Hulu Town is just a "being", and "being exists in the being of beings." No one except Yi Shi understood what he said.

Rural Clinic. A square table with several bottles of items similar to alcohol, iodine, and pharmaceuticals placed on it. There is a long wooden bench on each side. Six or seven patients were standing or sitting, including men and women, old and young. They were dressed like country folk, simple and even shabby. Dr. Anton Chekhov was bending over to examine the throat of the coachman on the couch. Chekhov (gently supporting the patient's head with one hand, inserting the tongue depressor into the patient's open mouth with the other hand) said "ah-ah-ah"... Coachman (making a series of strange noises) ah-ah-ah ah... Chekhov (steps back two steps, waving his hand in front of his nose) How much wine have you drunk, my lord? Do you drink alcohol early in the morning? Coachman (covering his cheek with one hand, stood up from his chair) My dear Dr. Chekhov, who said you can't drink alcohol in the morning? Do you have to choose a good day to drink?

This book is a collection of short stories by the famous writer Rauma. It contains representative short stories written by the author over the years. These works are short and concise, the language is lively and interesting, and the narrative is light and easy. They perfectly integrate the humor and lightness of the text with the absurdity and heaviness of reality, forming a unique literary style.

Nowadays, you can meet a man in shabby clothes on the streets of Prague who has no idea what role he plays in the history of the great new era. He walked his own path humbly, not bothering anyone. At the same time, no news reporters bothered him asking him to speak. If you ask him his surname, he will reply simply and humbly: "Swijk." In fact, this kind, humble, modestly dressed man is our old acquaintance - the brave and fearless soldier Siwik. As early as the Austrian period, his name was already well-known among all citizens of the Czech Kingdom, and in the era of the Republic, his popularity remained as strong as before.

Bedroom and study. Simple furniture, single bed, desk. There were piles of books on the floor and on the desk. Bakhtin was writing at his desk. Enter landlady. She stretched out her clothes and apron, and deliberately coughed twice. Landlady, I'm sorry, Mr. Bakhtin. I have to interrupt your work, if staying in the house all day counts as work. Bakhtin Oh, hello, my dear landlady! Your arrival is just the time to give my rapidly spinning brain a break. I was actually working, not slacking off at all. This kind of work is somewhat different from concentrated labor on factory floors and collective farms, but it is essentially the same.

"A Soft Blob" is a series of excellent short stories carefully created by the short story geek Rauma after "Subtext". The content covers all aspects of contemporary Chinese society, with a variety of roles. The author uses his usual humor and sharp writing to peel back the layers of the life we ​​are accustomed to, making people feel a spicy taste while laughing, which is thought-provoking. As the saying goes, "a smile with tears, a smile with irony."