Beauty Slope

Author: Liu Xiangru
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This is a magnificent epic, as well as a classic of legendary love and marriage. Set against the vast social backdrop of the early 1960s to the turn of the new century, the work explores the intricate relationships between morality, love, marriage, and fate, showcasing the turbulent and dynamic life of Chinese society in the latter half of the 20th century. A group of rural children from a disaster-stricken village, hoping to improve their lives through education, moving to the city, working, and climbing the social ladder, experience a series of shocking and sensational dramas through the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution, a decade of confusion, and two decades of reform and opening up. The book took over 20 years from conception to completion, during which time the world underwent earth-shaking changes, making it a vivid portrayal of the life journey of a generation. As the author reflected in the post-publication remarks: "Every year brings a thousand stories of romance, every word drips with blood in this book."