Lying

Author: Lao Cun
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Publish Date: 2006-04-14
Features: The greatest success of Lying lies in presenting the incredibly vivid and rich character of "A Sheng." In my opinion, among the century-long gallery of literary figures, A Sheng is a distant yet genuine echo of A Q.
—Writer: Yu Jie
The artistic triumph of Lying lies in the fact that while reading, one constantly finds their own shadow, that terrible yet unavoidable shadow!
—Critic: Yao Chunlei
Though the author writes about only A Sheng, what he really speaks of is certain traits of our nation and collective.
—Literary Theorist:
We should approach this pitiful A Sheng with compassion and mercy. During the writing process, Lao Cun couldn’t help but weep uncontrollably. I believe it must have been because of the immense compassion he felt for A Sheng and his environment that surged within him, leading to such vast and roaring breaths.
—Writer: Mo Luo
The publication of Lao Cun’s Lying can be expected to once again stir up a commotion in the literary world.
—Literary Theorist: Chen Xiaoming
On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In northern Shaanxi, near the Inner Mongolian border, there was a small town called Hu'erhai. An old veterinarian spent two cents to buy a pig’s tail from a meat company to celebrate his beloved son A Sheng’s sixth birthday.