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Author: Wang Anyi
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The tyrant is not a hero, virtue and vice are just a step apart, shocking and. This newly released masterpiece by Wang Anyi tells the story of an ordinary person in the modern era who, due to an accidental event, finds himself in an extraordinary situation, drifting into the underworld, and living an unconventional life. The theme and literary perspective are entirely different from her previous works, once again demonstrating Wang Anyi's creative resilience and the new direction of her novels, which has garnered attention. The protagonist, Han Yanlai, is the child of a farmer whose land was expropriated in the suburbs of Shanghai. After graduating from high school, he went through several career choices before finally deciding to become a taxi driver. The carjacking incident on Christmas Eve becomes a turning point in Han Yanlai's life: he is the victim, yet he gradually becomes drawn to the perpetrator, Da Wang, and inexplicably aligns himself with the criminal, falling into the underworld. The seemingly absurd underworld story becomes believable through Wang Anyi's meticulous narrative. Literary imagination and the logic of life have created this long novel. A popular exterior with a common theme, yet a quality of pure literature. The motif of traveling, first boldly taking a person from normal life to abnormal life, then connecting each event in a chain of cause and effect, transforming quantity into quality, from one shore to another. This newly released masterpiece by Wang Anyi tells the story of an ordinary person who originally lived a normal life but, due to an accidental event, finds himself in an extraordinary situation. The protagonist, Han Yanlai, is the child of a farmer whose land was expropriated in the suburbs of Shanghai. After graduating from high school, he went through several career choices before finally deciding to become a taxi driver. The carjacking incident on Christmas Eve becomes a turning point in Han Yanlai's life: he gradually becomes drawn to the carjacker, Da Wang, and inexplicably befriends him, ultimately falling into the underworld. The seemingly absurd underworld story, through Wang Anyi's meticulous narrative, becomes a chain of cause and effect, where the tyrant is not a hero, virtue and vice are just a step apart, and it is shocking to the eye.