Hopeless years

Author: Liu Qingbang
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Golden Bookcase Series. This book includes four short stories by Liu Qingbang, one of the winners of the "First Reader's Favorite Top Ten Novelists of the New Century." His works are rooted in ordinary life, and he has the ability to grasp the hard facts of life, but his descriptions are never stiff. He has the skill of a dragon weaving silk, always bringing everyday life to life with vivid details. Liu Qingbang's novels tend to capture the bitter state of life, though not marked by great sorrow or grief, they deeply touch people's innermost feelings about survival pressures and difficulties. In the mid-1980s, Liu Qingbang gained fame with "Walking Through the Underground," and no matter how fashion changed, he continued to blow his own oboe with works like "Letters," "Shoes," and "Wind Instruments," refusing to play the "French horn" or the "saxophone." This woman is unlovable—she is vain, cold, stingy, and disrespects her in-laws. She doesn't love her husband. However, this woman shines. She is driven by a belief: "Go to the city!" This is like a battle cry, and indeed, it was an arduous and long battle. Song Jiayin's life was filled with. Liu Qingbang is undoubtedly a true powerhouse as a writer. His works are rooted in ordinary life, and he has the ability to grasp the hard facts of life, but his descriptions are never stiff. He has the skill of a dragon weaving silk, always bringing everyday life to life with vivid details. Liu Qingbang's novels tend to capture the bitter state of life, though not marked by great sorrow or grief, they deeply touch people's innermost feelings about survival pressures and difficulties.