Baptismal River

Author: Bei Cun
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: "Anger" and "Zhou Yu's Train" author's passionate works from the 1990s, piercing into the depths of the human soul. Ordinary people in the mortal world undergo a tortuous journey of spiritual redemption. "The River of Baptism" tells the story of Liu Lang, a medical school graduate from the 1940s, who struggles through the sins of the mortal world and embarks on a path of spiritual awakening. In his childhood, Liu Lang lived in a family lacking warmth; born into chaos, he inherited his father's business in a southern town and became a dominant figure in the underworld, resorting to all means to trade opium, commit murders, and engage in smuggling. However, in his spirit, he found no solace, ultimately leading to a mental breakdown and utter despair. Yet, a female believer who studied the Bible at the medical school he attended had a lasting, subtle influence on him. After experiencing great wickedness and turmoil, witnessing the deaths of countless people around him, and enduring countless twists and turns in his spiritual life, he found his spiritual home. In this novel, the profound depths of human nature are deeply explored, revealing the hidden and inner world of men in a period of decline and chaos. It is a work filled with passion, piercing the human soul, and deeply moving.