Abu

Author: Zhang Guaren
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This is a humorous and witty fairy-tale-style coming-of-age novel dedicated to every teenager living in a dream and the ever-childlike kidult generation. The chubby and brainy village boy, Panda Abu, is kind, upright, and always willing to help, but sometimes he also plays little tricks and schemes. He is like you and me, with boundless dreams but always unable to see his own place in the world. When on a date with his favorite girl, he always feels awkward and unable to let her into his beautiful inner world. He watches his first love walk away with someone else's arm but smiles and lies for her. He joins the "Chopsticks War" just so the girl can see him on TV. Together with his close friends, Squirrel Big Tooth and Civet A Zhu, he spends five years of youthful days at Bao Hao Si School, growing up and maturing in different ways.
The author boldly explores writing a coming-of-age novel in a fairy-tale style, filled with laughter and satire, pushing the boundaries of exaggeration while maintaining a balance between reality and fantasy. This novel paints the ever-changing moods of adolescence and the diverse characters in a playful and humorous tone. With its absurd language and rich imagination, the story critiques the many unsatisfactory aspects of life, highlighting a beautiful and pure world. It offers readers a fresh reading experience and provokes deep reflection on the current kidult generation.