Rose of Jericho

Author: Pu Ning
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The Rose of Jericho is a love story written by the author during World War II, telling the story of an elderly soldier who coincidentally meets his lover from 30 years ago during his travels at an inn. Although the girl was heartlessly abandoned by him, she remains loyal to him and remains unmarried throughout her life, supporting herself by running a small inn and lending money. The novel reflects the author's yearning for beautiful love and hatred for war, and is hailed as the "Encyclopedia of Love"; Mia's Love depicts the romantic yet tragic love story between a rural university student named Mia and a student at the drama school, Kaga. Kaga sleeps with the school principal to become a famous actress, treating Mia alternately warmly and coldly. Mia becomes disheartened and once has an affair with a maid whom he sees as Kaga's substitute, finally taking his own life out of despair; The Man from San Francisco condemns the hypocrisy, cruelty, greed, and selfishness of the Western upper class through the events that occur during the journey of a wealthy man from San Francisco who takes his wife and daughter on a trip to Europe, India, and Egypt; The Rose of Jericho reflects the author's thoughts on ancient culture and the value of life.