English: English

Author: Wang Gang
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: After writing Behind the Moon, Wang Gang took several years of silence before releasing this coming-of-age novel set against that crazy era, marking a breakthrough from his previous works that were often filled with extremism and anger. The novel portrays the touching and innocent friendship between a teenager and an English teacher, as well as the profound depiction of the mindset of intellectuals during those special times. I sincerely recommend this book to readers.
In a time when adults suppressed their longing for civilization almost self-destructively, a teenager named Liu A longs for a thick English dictionary and dreams of speaking pure "English." With his keen, restless, and unrestrained gaze, he reveals a series of hidden events and complex souls one by one as he persistently pursues the sacredness, kindness, and elegance he holds dear in his heart.