Assassination-3322

Author: Wang Meng
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Publish Date: 1997-10-01
Features: This book tells of a game from childhood and an impulse from youth, which led to an irreparable debt in life. Is it lingering old love, or the ambiguity of good and evil? Is it a debt from a past life, or good intentions unrequited? The novel condenses half a century of joys and sorrows, and the conflicts between three generations. The entanglement of love and politics, the pitfalls of the foreign-influenced society and literary circles, the reunion of a stepfather and a real father, the confusion between lovers and spouses, the crossroads of enemies and allies—cartoonist Wang Meng uses grand narratives, extraordinary rhetoric, and a blend of the vulgar and the elegant to tell a worldly yet fantastical story. The plot is intricate and captivating, yet also poetic and philosophical, filled with symbolism and games. Rich in thought and masterful in art, this book stands as one of the miracles and models of the literature of this century.