One person, one paradise

Author: Chen Jiming
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: When crossing cities and countryside, Chen Jiming gained a perspective that could see beyond the consciousness of the city and the consciousness of the countryside, witnessing how the world pictures in both were different. A female Qin opera actress sentenced to death for murder was escorted to a leper colony for "treatment and execution," while a Cultural Revolution enthusiast who contracted leprosy during a mass mobilization aimed to stir up the "Cultural Revolution" within the colony. Passion,, and the mysterious small room in the leper colony. The story is set in a remote leper colony during the Cultural Revolution, where author Chen Jiming depicts the tearing of people's spirits, the suppression of human nature, and the loss of souls in that absurd, turbulent, and cruel era. Critics have called this work a "direct assault on the spectacle of human nature under extreme conditions." The female Qin opera actress, Little Swan, is discovered to have leprosy and is sent to the leper colony for treatment. Coincidentally, the head of the leper colony is Du Zhong, who has secretly loved Little Swan since childhood. To escape the Cultural Revolution, he voluntarily signs up to work at the leper colony. However, in this irrational and violent era, the leper colony also becomes restless. The novel follows a tragic story that takes place in a remote mountain gully during the Cultural Revolution, subtly depicting the subtle changes in the psychological undercurrents and the inner thoughts of the characters, showcasing the goodness and evil of human nature and presenting a harsh picture of spiritual tearing and soul-biting. The female Qin opera actress, Little Swan, is discovered to have leprosy and is sent to the leper colony for treatment. Coincidentally, the head of the leper colony is Du Zhong, who has secretly loved Little Swan since childhood. To escape the Cultural Revolution, he voluntarily signs up to work at the leper colony. But in this irrational and violent era, the leper colony also becomes restless.