House of Fire

Author: Sheng Keli
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: In a small town in Western Hunan, a 16-year-old girl named Qiuqiu witnesses a man raping a madwoman, unaware that the woman is her own mother; a boy seduces Qiuqiu in front of the madwoman's eyes, while the madwoman hums softly, not recognizing her as her own daughter. In this town, both mother and daughter become objects of entertainment for the people. As fate would have it, they share similar destinies. After Shuiwei, Sheng Keli presents a story of growth, a brutal adolescence.