Infinite nostalgia, limited sadness

Author: Chen Tong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The female protagonist, Zhu Fanghua, finds her former first love, Xu Yijun, when she only has half a year left to live. She hopes to spend this precious half-year with the man she still loves deeply. However, at this moment, Xu Yijun is in the midst of starting his own business, with a respectable career, income, marriage, and family. Facing Zhu Fanghua, who still loves him deeply, he hesitates—her half a year, his whole life, how will he choose? In this story, there is both a playfully mocking tone and a heart-wrenching sadness. There are men who are selfish but gentle, and women who are willing to take the gamble and are deeply moving. Infinite Nostalgia, Limited Sadness is Chen Tong's latest full-length novel after Cinderella. Chen Tong has written columns in multiple newspapers and has published works such as A Thousand and One Nights, Left Hand Holds Right, and No One Knows You Are a Dog. Some of her works have been published overseas. In Infinite Nostalgia, Limited Sadness, there is both a playfully mocking tone and a heart-wrenching sadness, carrying forward the style of Chen Tong's works.
How does a man become a man? How does a woman become a woman? We live in a commercial era. As an adage goes—there is no best, only better; so what about love? If we have better choices, would we still be willing to share our happiness and sadness with our past partners? Can we discard old emotions like we throw away old smartphones? Can we replace lovers who are no longer worth investing in, just like changing a car? What is happiness? Is happiness just about keeping up with Joneses (comparing ourselves to others)? What is success? Must success always come at the expense of others' failures? Read this book and see if it still moves you—by your own sorrows and those past memories!