Lost Campus

Author: Qin Weibing
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A personal epic of contemporary college students, a powerful work of campus realism. The book begins with the protagonist Dong Lei breaking free from the "peasant path," saying goodbye to the countryside, and taking a boat to a university in the city to report for duty. It depicts the initial relationships among the new students; the month-long military training; the trend of "campus romance"; the subtle and not-so-subtle temptations directed at the girls; the protagonist's bold yet cautious flirtations with the girls; the campus love tragedy; the pressure of makeup exams; the disillusionment and weariness with college life; the students' sexual anxieties, repressions, and outlets; the protagonist's entanglement in a love triangle and his helplessness and obsession; and the fierce competition and cruelty faced when choosing a career upon graduation. A spiritual epic of contemporary college students, authentic, bewildering, and thought-provoking upon closing the book.