All the way with trees

Author: Qiu Shanshan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a self-selected collection of short and medium-length works by the renowned novelist Qiu Shanshan. It includes some of her most representative works to date. In her writing, the smooth and complete narrative seems to reveal a tension in another direction, as if she is always driving a galloping carriage, but she wishes to maintain an elegant and composed posture. She seeks to clarify all the accidental, violent, and chaotic elements, giving a precise sense of form to the world's ups and downs and dizziness. This book is in motion, even as the author reflects on her life, and the force of this movement breaks through the boundaries of the text, leaving readers with a sense of wanting more. The book is divided into two parts: the first part features the author's reflections on her writing and life; the second part includes short stories such as "Defending the Cherries," "Cold Rain in Xi'an," and "I Tell the Last Story."