Over the Edge (Color Illustration Collectible Edition)

Author: Wang Shuo
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Wang Shuo is lonely in our time. It is he who has persistently upheld the realistic tradition of Chinese literature and the spirit of facing life in the correct direction. Most people are deceived by his superficially playful and rebellious tone, failing to see that he is, at his core, a true enlightenmentist. They overlook the deep humanistic spirit that permeates his novels, his compassion for ordinary people, his longing for love, and his yearning for the value of individual existence. This is an ordinary love story to the extreme. A pair of ordinary young men and women meet and get married in an ordinary way. After marriage, they start to argue and fight, eventually resorting to ropes and knives before getting divorced. After the divorce, they can't stand it and the male protagonist rekindles his old flame, leading the female protagonist to become pregnant. But this is a novel that makes one's nose run with tears and leaves one in awe. "Like two greedy people in a fairy tale digging for treasure underground, only to unearth a human skeleton. Though they quickly bury it, even planting trees and flowers on top, both know what lies beneath. Seeing the trees, seeing the flowers, they can only think of the skeleton underground." The mere thought of the "skeleton" makes it impossible to live in peace. What remains is the rich and complex feeling evoked by the authentic details of daily life—not just sorrow. This is one of Wang Shuo's classic works. It is also one of the works most beloved by readers.