Forbidden City Women

Author: Lu Xinhua
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The Women of the Forbidden City tells the emotional story of a stone woman and three men (her first love, a fake American husband, and a confidant lover). The language is simple yet delicate, and the plot is full of twists and turns. The fate of the protagonist is tragic yet genuinely moving. In terms of entertainment value, this is a novel that chronicles the life of a stone woman, highly private in nature. Professor Chen Sihe, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Department of Fudan University, described it as "melting the mysteries of life, male and female love, bodily confessions, exotic romance, and erotic ethics into one pot; yet at a deeper level, it uses each character as a symbol to express the painful journey of individuals and the nation breaking free from innate limitations and moving towards freedom and openness."