B Building, 11th Floor

Author: Jiro Fujiwara
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A brand-new masterpiece from Taiwan's top popular author, Jiro Fujiwara! Breaking away from his usual style, this work introduces new attempts, new breakthroughs, and new expectations. Anticipated by countless readers for a sequel, how can you miss this? A bittersweet choice of love, enduring friendship, and a grand narrative structure—this is Jiro Fujiwara's most heart-felt creation yet! He says: Before putting pen to paper for B Block, 11th Floor, I did a lot of research. Compared to all my previous works, B Block, 11th Floor can be described as a monumental undertaking. It involves many things I had never encountered before, and simply imagining them would be disrespectful to a work. So I sought advice everywhere, asked anyone I could, attended classes when I had them, bought books when I didn’t, and even visited places I had never been to, just to experience them firsthand. Of course, my research is still ongoing, because I don’t know what data I might need during the creative process. I can only work with what I have and then dig deeper as I write. B Block, 11th Floor must be a work unlike any of my previous ones—I set this expectation for myself. The story depicts four university students living together as they approach graduation, facing various experiences related to life, love, and more. It portrays the turning point in their lives, their pursuit of dreams, the future, and love. Jiro Fujiwara maintains his exceptional skill in describing emotions, adding to love the experiences of growing up in his captivating writing, allowing readers to rediscover the beauty of life. B Block, 11th Floor is a student apartment that accompanied me through the last two years of my university life, where different stories unfold every day. It records our university life, witnesses our pure and sincere friendship, and helps us understand that the meaning of love is to share and bear burdens. This book breaks away from Jiro Fujiwara’s usual style and is even more heartfelt, with delicate emotions, writing that is sometimes witty and humorous, and sometimes profound and solemn. It vividly portrays the lovable characters in the "simple yet vast" university campus. They come from different backgrounds, have diverse personalities, and hold their own ideals and understandings of life. They support and influence each other, together spending a colorful and unforgettable university era.