Love in a Loveless Silicon Valley

Author: Chen Qian
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: The novel begins with a "sentimental story" to unfold its characters' entanglements: the relationship between Su Ju, who embodies "art," and Li Fei, who represents "reality," a cohabiting couple, is disrupted by the arrival of Wang Xia, a former lover of Su Mei's sister, a very "carefree" painter. Su Su decides to "leave," abandoning her prosperous position in Silicon Valley, and follows Wang Xia to the wilderness of New Mexico to live a "spiritual life." From there, she begins to rediscover the meaning of her life. Having left her wealthy fiancé, the vibrant Silicon Valley engineer, she faces the down-and-out but "spiritual" painter, unable to discern whether the emotion he brings into her life is a driving force or a profound hurt. The novel went online in the United States and achieved high click rates at one time.