Do not talk about love

Author: Chi Li
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book includes five works by female writer Chi Li: "Not Talking About Love," "Troubled Life," "The Sun Emerges," "Comings and Goings," and "The Heart Ages Before the Body." Chi Li's novels mostly depict the urban life of Wuhan from a female perspective, with characters often being ordinary mortals imbued with worldly wisdom, far removed from heroism. At the same time, the events in her stories are shrouded in a layer of life's raw colors, giving a more natural and realistic artistic experience. The author pays more attention to the lives of young people, portraying the specific issues they encounter in daily life—such as love, marriage, and career choices—through a unique female lens, showing the emotional entanglements between city men and women, the complexity of human relationships, and the philosophical insights hidden in the ordinary. Among them, "Comings and Goings" is a portrayal of life's hesitation and waiting, a collision between love and life.