Genius Bird

Author: Cao Wenxuan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: When the mountain wind awakens Genrou, he sees those white eagles still flying in the sky. He lies his whole body flat on the ground, burying his face in a cluster of lilies, wailing bitterly. A girl who went to pick flowers on the cliff fell into the gorge. She appears in the dream of a young boy named Genrou. Genrou sets off, soaring into the sky to search for his own dream. The desert, grasslands, mountains, villages, canyons, and small towns are each scenes of wonder and mystery. Genrou grows up between reality and fantasy, deciding to ride his dreams as he navigates his coming-of-age. Hazy, confused, wavering, clear,, and forging ahead, he tastes joy amidst pain. This is a captivating, dreamlike novel that takes readers on a journey through fantasy while exploring human nature in reality. Genrou (Novel) is a captivating, dreamlike novel. A girl who went to pick flowers on the cliff fell into the gorge and appeared in the dream of a young boy named Genrou. Genrou grows up between reality and fantasy, riding his dreams as he navigates his coming-of-age. Determined to find his own dream, Genrou sets off, encountering scenes of wonder and beauty in the desert, grasslands, mountains, villages, canyons, and small towns. Hazy, confused, wavering, clear,, and forging ahead, he tastes joy amidst pain. This book can guide every reader on a journey through fantasy while exploring human nature in reality. It was awarded the First Prize of the 6th Song Qingling Children's Literature Award and the Best Children's Reading Award by Taiwan's "Good Books for Everyone."