This Side of Youth — The University Life of the Hero in the Legend of the Condor Heroes: The University Life of the Hero in the Legend of the Condor Heroes

Author: Jiang Nan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This is a book that lulls you into a dream, a book that offers a brief respite from relentless toil, and a book that leaves you sighing with contentment upon closing its pages. It is a story about the familiar life of university students, set against the backdrop of the Jiayou era in the Song Dynasty. The story unfolds at "Bianjing University," modeled after Peking University, where we encounter the familiar heroes—Jiao Feng, Guo Jing, Linghu Chong, and others. However, in this university, they are no different from us. They have to run laps in the morning, attend "dancing for the blind" upon entering the campus, sleep endless lazy mornings, and stand far away, silently watching their beloved girls. Guo Jing and Huang Rong met due to a bicycle accident, and that bicycle was retired by the chemistry department teacher, Qiu Chujie. Yang Kang and Mu Nianci had been classmates since middle school. Nianci's long-time unrequited love for Yang Kang ended with her choosing Peng Lianhu. Holding the memories of earlier novels in mind, while immersing yourself in this entirely new story, is a double dose of nostalgia. This dual recollection ultimately converges into one point—the reckless and fearless youth that our younger selves, or those young friends still experiencing it, are living through. Here, we plant our first love, miss our first chance, go through our own glorious triumphs and heart-wrenching setbacks, and then move on from here, forever stepping into adulthood.