Love on a Desolate Mountain

Author: Wang Anyi
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: "We cannot be born at the same time, but we will die on the same day," she said firmly. They reached the bottom of the desolate mountain and began to climb. She helped him sit down, holding him like an infant, stroking his cheek with her face, staying close for a while. Then, she took out a small bottle from her white handbag, pried open the seal, and fed him the liquid. He drank it obediently without asking what it was, and she took out another bottle. She continued to feed him seven bottles in total, and then started drinking them herself, also consuming seven bottles. She then pulled out a bundle of rope from her bag, a colorful thread twisted together. This book's author attempts to create a portrayal of the relationship between men and women within the environment and background of the story. The intention is that the relationship between men and women is not isolated but rather occurs at a point where time and people happen to intersect—a nature of opportunity. Therefore, the story unfolds among four people, with the male and female protagonists each living their separate lives and meeting at a single point.