Wrong Eden

Author: Liu Zhanqiu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The novel is set in China in the 1950s and 1960s, depicting the emotional life of a university student with an artistic and poetic temperament, and recording the life conditions and inner journeys of Chinese university students during that era. The protagonist, Sang Lin, is a university student from the south who comes to Harbin for his studies. He is aloof and doesn't fit in with others. One day, he accidentally meets the passionate and beautiful Russian girl Nadya in the library, and the two develop a deep love through their interactions. Their love is not recognized or permitted in that time period. Love is the main theme of the novel, intertwined with social, humanistic, and cultural factors. This is not an autobiography, but it includes some of the author's life experiences and reflects the author's shadow.