Popularity

Author: Jiang Zilong
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Popularity is a realistic work closely tied to contemporary life. The novel is set against the backdrop of housing reform in a large city, describing the intricate conflicts and emotional twists and turns between various people, from the mayor to ordinary citizens. It fully portrays the "war between men and women, the war of money—two open and fierce battles in today's cities; the war of power, the war of interests—the invisible battle line between officials." Vice President of the China Writers' Association, Jiang Zilong, has shocked society multiple times with novels such as The Appointment of Qiao Zhang and Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. Today, he presents his decade-long masterpiece, Popularity: Who doesn't hope for prosperity and good fortune when it comes to personal, family, and national popularity? While showcasing the human landscape of the metropolis, the work comprehensively reflects the profound changes in interpersonal relationships and emotional worlds under the market economy. From the emotional entanglement between a laid-off female worker and a bureau chief, to the budding romance between a handsome official businessman and a university female teacher, all of us are caught in the tide of desires, rising and falling. It not only reveals the purity of character but also exposes the ugliness of human nature.