Solitary Island Years

Author: Luo Hong
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This novel is set in Shanghai in the late 1930s and depicts the difficult lives of a group of intellectuals who were confined to the British and French concessions during the Japanese occupation, as well as their heroic and moving resistance against the enemy. The novel features a large cast of characters and grand scenes. In addition to the vivid portrayal of passionate intellectuals like Yun and Da Cheng, various social figures from different strata of society, both within and outside the "island," reveal their true faces—beautiful or ugly, loyal or treacherous—under specific circumstances. Under the shadow of war, some are inspired, some are numb, some are confused, and some are decadent. This thrilling story that unfolded in the metropolis of Shanghai nearly 70 years ago is described with calm and unhurried elegance by the seasoned writer, as if it were happening right before our eyes, vivid and lifelike.