Mayfly straight up

Xiao Jia's debut essay collection, the words accumulated in his young heart, finally poured out after he grew into an adult. It's about people from his hometown, the hidden pain of youth, a nomadic life, and also about how one transcends oneself and is truly born.
He uses a sensitive heart and humorous tone to write about himself—memories of hiding in his home's wardrobe, uncontrollable self-doubt, anger at the world, and moments of reconciliation with pain;
He writes about the people around him—his shrewd and formidable aunt, a farmer; his brave female friends; his memories of grandma and grandpa; and his father's half-life and their sudden, unexpected farewell;
He also writes about the world he observed from life—the undercurrents of power in the county compound, the business world of the building materials market, the foreign communities in urban villages, and the stories of Southern Fujian between mountains and seas.
🌊 Living people are like mayflies at the bottom of the water, seemingly dormant, yet silently striving, waiting for the moment when dawn breaks and they leap out of the water.

出版日期/Publication Date：July 1, 2025
出版社/Publisher：太白文艺出版社
出品方/Imprint:Guomai Culture
页数/Page: 232