Golden house

Author: Li Peifu
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: Is it myth or reality? This book blends realism and modernism, fusing realistic depiction with symbolism, metaphor, and absurdity. It closely and specifically portrays the restless mentality of Chinese people under the baptism of the commodity economy, depicting their surging desires driven by confusion over reason. Here, we see the wealthy longing for revenge after sudden riches, a youth becoming sexually deviant after spying on women showering, a girl yearning for rape, a gambler risking everything to "issue a challenge" to the wealthy, a village head urinating in public, and a tribal leader filled with guilt after being castrated.
The saying of "hiding a beauty in a golden house" from ancient times has given way to the mystery of "bewitching the masses with a golden house" in modern times. Look, how many men and women are entangled by this tiny golden house in the Central Plains! Those who enter rarely survive; those who are obsessed meet no good ends; those who hate find it futile. The tranquil and primitive village is turned upside down and flooded with desires by this dazzling golden house. Is it myth or reality? This book blends realism and modernism, fusing realistic depiction with symbolism, metaphor, and absurdity. It closely and specifically portrays the restless mentality of Chinese people under the baptism of the commodity economy, depicting their surging desires driven by confusion over reason. Here, we see the wealthy longing for revenge after sudden riches, a youth becoming sexually deviant after spying on women showering, a girl yearning for rape, a gambler risking everything to "issue a challenge" to the wealthy, a village head urinating in public, and a tribal leader filled with guilt after being castrated.
Humanity and beastliness, civilization and ignorance, reality and history, money and power all coexist, clash, and surge against each other. We believe that with this book in hand, not only will you grasp the beating heart of contemporary Chinese society but also gain an aesthetic pleasure in art.