On the Edge of Love and Pain: A Series of Youth Stories from Metropolises

Author: Guo Jingming
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The author attempts to analyze the internal motivations behind his sexual development and the changes in his spiritual interests, starting from the moment he entered this world. The author was a melancholic child, a contradictory child, a child with a distinct personality who longed for independence and a free life, yet also a child with a strong sense of reality. He grew weary of the oppressive and dull life at school, but he also understood that the only path to proving his success was the college entrance examination. He explored his admiration for the rich spiritual world of writers, yet he was not shy about his desires and dreams for worldly money and material possessions. All of these are vividly reflected in the work. The book is divided into two parts: "Bright Days" and "Unending Nights," and it clearly showcases the inherent brightness and melancholy in the author's youth.