Shaolin Temple

Author: Lei Ligang
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The novel weaves multiple storylines together, seemingly narrating the romantic entanglements between an exceptionally beautiful woman and five men. These five men include an elderly playboy, a disabled person, a teacher involved in an illicit relationship with a student, a handsome university student, and a fictional historical figure. Due to the twists and turns of life, they experience mutual pain and suffering. On the surface, it appears to be a heart-wrenching love story, but in reality, the author attempts to express skepticism toward so-called ultimate values, the dissolution of meaning, and the pursuit of countless possibilities by constantly doubting and negating the real world, as well as historical figures and events. Thus, whenever you feel moved by the characters' fates in the novel, the author always calmly steps in to reveal that most truths are actually false, just as most virtues are ultimately hollow.