Autumn in Spring: Selected Short Stories by Ba Jin

Author: Ba Jin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The Autumn in Spring is a novel written by Ba Jin based on the social reality of Quanzhou at that time. It tells a poignant and moving love story: a middle school teacher surnamed Lin falls in love with his female student Zheng Peirong in Quanzhou, but faces strong opposition from her father. They flee to Gulangyu Island in Xiamen. However, their love cannot be accepted by feudal customs. After a brief period of happiness, Zheng Peirong returns to Quanzhou at her mother's urging and disappears without a trace, eventually dying in a marriage arranged by her parents.