Moses on the Plain

Editor's Recommendation

★ Acclaimed by Yu Hua, Ge Fei, Wang Dewei, Luo Xin, and others, novelist Shuang Xuetao's representative work, "This is a work that truly might endure from our generation."
★ A high-rated classic Chinese novel on Douban, adapted multiple times for the screen. No matter how far we go, let's never forget each other. A "heart-wrenching" story for Liu Haoran, Li Xueqin, Fan Wei, Liang Long of Second Hand Rose, and Old Uncle Gem.
★ A literary knight of the cyber age, a novelist emerging from the factory. After Yu Hua, he masterfully portrays the era's cruelty and the humorous sorrow of ordinary people. Only those who have experienced hardship can empathize with those in despair and understand how to deliver warmth. A heart-rending work of an era, leaving readers exclaiming, "I want to scream, I want to run, I want to set fire for love!"
★ Beneath the brain-teasing suspense puzzle, a great literary quality shines. This is a story of love and growth, a story of memory and forgetting, and a story of how ordinary people defend their dignity and redeem each other. Crushed by the world, yet the spark in their hearts never dies. Travelers betrayed by the times huddle together for warmth in the dark night. In a declining era, they seek their own Moses!
★ The intricate labyrinth of Yanfen Street, a place that harbors filth yet breathes incessantly. My father lives there, wearing his faded school uniform, teaching me chess on a snowy night; my friend lives there, always passing the ball to me, no matter where I am; a drunkard lives there, putting salt on nails into his mouth; neighbors live there, disappearing into the crowd without even saying goodbye.
★ If you only read one coming-of-age novel from the Chinese world, let it be "Moses on the Plain." "We've grown up, which is good, but let's not become adults with erased faces," and reunite in the book with those young companions who vanished before we could say goodbye.
★ Newly added author's long essay "Humble Vanity," a creative reflection on the novel "Moses on the Plain." A novelist exceptionally skilled at writing about "ice and fire," with passion beneath the ice and deep affection within the bitter cold, leaving readers with "cold yet burning viscera"! First print run exclusive author's signed messages, A/B versions, randomly distributed!
★ Brand new visual design, warmly illuminating your plain. Comes with an exquisite and romantic lenticular card; with the changing light, you are never alone, "No one can be here forever, but we can be together forever."

Reviews from All Walks of Life

I first read "Moses on the Plain" when I was studying in New York. At that time, I felt like I had to go home, I had to go back to Shenyang. New York, this crummy place, just wouldn't do. This novel is a map for me; my memories of the Northeast began with Shuang Xuetao's novels. If you're interested in stories from the Northeast, I recommend you read Shuang Xuetao's books. — Li Xueqin (Actress)
Shuang Xuetao grew up in a decaying environment, and his works therefore carry a sense of decay. Between the lines is disciplined realism, yet the atmosphere emanating from them has an elusive magic. — Yu Hua (Writer)
The most moving aspect of the marginalized characters in "Moses on the Plain" is not their forbearance, but their ability to continue to survive and resist. Resistance is humanity's last virtue. — Luo Xin (Historian)

Content Introduction

No matter how far we go, let's never forget each other.
"Moses on the Plain" is the representative work of novelist Shuang Xuetao, collecting ten novellas and short stories. The eponymous novella has been adapted into a film and TV series, becoming widely known. The collection of stories is set against the backdrop of a Northeast Chinese city at the end of the last century, narrating a series of stories about ordinary people.
Young Zhuang Shu and Li Fei grew up together but led vastly different lives, only to be intertwined again by a murder case; a father obsessed with chess wanders the city in his son's old school uniform; a factory scoundrel fiercely protects a teenager's dignity; a limping man on a train must harm himself to survive... Stories set in the icy world, burning in everyone's hearts. With a calm and composed brushstroke, Shuang Xuetao writes letters from a forgotten era, restoring dignity and faith to those who have been humiliated and wronged.

出版日期/Publication Date：June 1, 2025
出版社/Publisher：新星出版社
出品方/Imprint:Thinkingdom Media Group Ltd.
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