In solitude, tears fall like rain

Author: Ou Yang Beifang
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Powerfully recommended by renowned writer Zhang Wei, an intensely and radically feminist work. I think she is a better novelist. In my relentless reading, her few novels have left me unforgettable impressions. This new work surpasses the previous one in many aspects. As you read on, the imagery expands, and the writing grows stronger. It is a long poem, deeply rooted in the earth. – Writer Zhang Wei
The author’s concern for the fate of women is so profound that it is unforgettable to read. – Literary critic Chen Xiaoming
This is a novel with a strong feminist consciousness. The suffering of women is revealed with such depth and shock in the survival experiences and spiritual worlds of generations, and the feelings and experiences of the protagonists are a territory difficult for us to approach. It is precisely because of this that the novel’s effect of estrangement strikes us like lightning. – Literary critic Meng Fanhua
Among feminist novels, Tears Fall in the Wilderness may be the most intensely radical. Unlike many women’s writings that focus solely on their own rooms or personal experiences, it bravely confronts more complex social phenomena and seeks solutions to shared problems with men, thus opening up broader spaces for feminist writing. – Literary critic Hu Ping
The author spent four years and revised it three times, presenting the fate of three generations of women in a family before us, while unfolding nearly a century of vicissitudes from a coastal fishing village to a modern metropolis, like a song, a dream, a weep, and a lament. The subtle inner world and emotional needs of women collide cruelly with the harsh social environment, creating a powerful, heart-stirring force. – Writer Bai Miao
This book tells the story of three generations of women in a coastal fishing village. In the Jiang family, Grandma Mingxia suffers misfortune due to her outstanding beauty, living in a great tragedy. Her mother also faces betrayal and departure. The third-generation woman, Jiang Xiaofan, witnesses her father’s multiple betrayals in childhood and encounters various men in her growth, experiencing deep love, fleeting happiness, and profound wounds. Clutching her own desires, secrets, and pains, she lives in despair yet full of hope. The book is close to reality and the heart, reflecting on contemporary women from a female perspective and standpoint.