Collection of Li Bihua's Works. 19, still prefer to be in pain

Author: Li Bihua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Li Bihua's essays are strongly imbued with social awareness, which is not analyzed from a high political or social perspective but rather from the perspective of ordinary people. Within the lines of news, both big and small, she reveals the comical, pitiful, or even tragic aspects of events. In the collection Still Prefer Pain, this style is fully demonstrated. The collection includes Li Bihua's essay Blood Like Red Lipstick and a Butterfly's Dress, written in memory of the singer (Leslie Cheung), who took his own life. It showcases a rarely seen emotional side of Li Bihua. She writes: "On April 8th, you turned into a wisp of smoke, a handful of dust. You truly left, never to return. You were always afraid of death, afraid of heights, loved beauty, and cherished your body. I can't imagine how much courage and determination it must have taken for you to leap from the 24th floor."