Accompany

Author: Cong Wei Xi
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book collects eight middle-length novellas written by the renowned writer Cong Wei Xi in recent years. All these works share a common theme: a focus on the times and people. The author repeatedly depicts the hardships of the "Cultural Revolution" era and the barriers between those who experienced these hardships and their descendants, reminding readers not to forget the past and that only by understanding history can we face the future. Companion Listening tells the story of a retired general with a legendary past, seen through the perspective of a female graduate student. When she meets him, he is a grumpy old man, forever living in the memories of the past, in the days of gunfire and chaos. Time cannot change his steadfast faith, but facing a materialistic society today, he is powerless. He cannot understand his children, and they do not understand him. The old man dies in loneliness. Wild Floating Duckweed tells the story of a Volunteer Army soldier who was captured during the Korean War and has been under the shadow of disgrace as a war captive ever since, bringing him countless misfortunes. In the end, he ended up in a labor camp. He persistently struggled against his fate, but in vain. Decades later, he transformed into a famous fortune-teller and a wealthy man with great wealth. Even at this moment, he still remembers those former comrades-in-arms who shared his fate.