Tattoo

Author: Gong Duhe
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This is a tragic novel filled with metaphors and allegorical style. The female protagonist, Ye Wumei, is found dead on the street, and the narrator, Mu Wen, begins to recall the brief and eerie life of Ye Wumei bit by bit. The two had originally lived a sexless love life. After her father's death, Ye Wumei's life went off track. To release her desires, she dated a foreign boyfriend and became obsessed with tattoos—her life became colorful, but it was the beginning of a series of nightmares. Ye Wumei fled the city and sought out primitive tattoos, only to find herself in an even more desperate situation. The living words consumed her and everything around her. From the first to the last, the men who had seen her primitive tattoos died one after another. Ye Wumei's body was also and controlled, leaving her with no escape except destruction. The female protagonist, Ye Wumei, is found dead on the street, and the narrator, Mu Wen, begins to recall the brief and eerie life of Ye Wumei bit by bit. The two had originally lived a sexless love life. Father's death, Ye Wumei's life