Trying to Reconcile with Life -- A Long Original Article by Yin Xiang

Author: Zhang Zhihao
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Read Zhang Zhihao's New Novel "Trying to Reconcile with Life" in one breath, like attentively listening to a symphony about motherly love. Amidst a harmonious beauty, a profound impact arises, flowing with the mysterious and elegant, unpredictable twists of life. It is vibrant, lingering, and leaves a sweet yet bittersweet, unforgettable impression. This novel creates dreams through language, focuses on life with genuine emotion, and elevates both living and thinking. Like flowers swaying gracefully on the vast field of life, it embodies beauty, sorrow, and depth. Such a novel is exactly what I admire and aspire to learn from. This book tells a tragic story of life. Just as Zhang Zhihao's mother was gang-raped during the Cultural Revolution, the kind and beautiful An Yijing also suffered sexual assault during her time in the rural labor program. However, unlike her mother, An Yijing did not choose suicide. She still had the courage to face life. Later, An Yijing married her university classmate Wei Bing and gave birth to a daughter, Xiaofan. Unfortunately, her daughter died young from an illness, leaving An Yijing devastated and mentally adrift. On her way back from visiting her daughter's grave, An Yijing, without realizing it, was gang-raped by a heartless driver, resulting in her pregnancy and the birth of a son, Anxin. Thus, the waves of suffering in An Yijing's life surged anew.