The girl opposite

Author: Zhang Ping
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: This is the new work by Zhang Ping, the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize. Written in a diary format, it records the various hardships and experiences of a girl from a humble background on her path to education, profoundly depicting the tumultuous destinies of ordinary people living at the bottom of society. It leaves readers deeply moved, stirring long-lasting tremors and profound emotions in their hearts. The girl across the street is walking towards us—how will we appear in her eyes? How will she transform in front of us? How will she view us, and how will we view her? This is a heavy reality, and also a heavy topic. We must answer her, and we must also answer ourselves. The author records in a diary format the various hardships and struggles of a high school graduate on her path to education: the powerless elders causing her to lose the spot she was admitted to; being admitted to a low-tier school, leading to gossip and disdain from others; the bonds of friendship, the separation of close friends, the ill intentions of some individuals, and her own vulnerable personality—making this teenage girl seem so...