Swallows chirp, white cranes call.

- Editor's Recommendations -
...Recommended by Jin Yucheng, Su Tong, Xu Zhiyuan, and Zhou Yunpeng
...Perhaps, each of us alive is a "survivor"
...It is a book of "loss" and a book of "rediscovery"
...It's about how to continue living, and also about how to face oneself
- About the Book -
After an eleven-year hiatus, Ruan Xiqing picks up his pen again. This is his first book, collecting short stories "China's First Park," "Canal Ironmen," "Swallows Whisper, Cranes Cry," "The Man Who Speaks Suzhou Dialect," "Light Outside the Window," "Eight-Tone Gun," and non-fiction "Ghost Obsession" and "No Deal."
Ruan Xiqing is a writer who speaks from a low place, so low that we only hear his voice after we begin to be silent, just as we hear the love and fear in the depths of our own hearts. His writing always explores the theme: how to continue living when life can no longer be sustained? This is a life question that each of us may face, either due to changes in the times, or due to trivial accidents, or in moments filled with powerlessness. In other words, every one of us who is alive is a "survivor." In addition, in his writing, the era is not a backdrop, but a foreign object that has grown into our lives. He accurately writes about the rejection reactions we constantly experience. These works lead us to ponder "loss" and "rediscovery," offering solace, courage, and strength.

2025-05-01

上海文艺出版社

Relight

192

9787532192892