Flee far away

Author: Wang Anyi
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Publish Date: 2003-12-10
Features: Interestingly, each chapter of the novel is titled with a line of ancient poetry describing flowers, such as "A Branch of Pear Blossoms Drizzled with Spring Rain," "Newly Shelled Pearl Cardamom," "Thousand and Ten Thousand Blossoms Pressing Branches Low," and so on, showcasing unique craftsmanship. Wang Anyi said that she carefully flipped through books to find these lines. If you read the original poems one by one, you'll notice that they align perfectly with the development of the novel's plot. In terms of writing style, Wang Anyi continued the approach of her previous long novel, Fuping, with Taohiyao's realistic style bordering on being meticulous and detailed. Under this meticulousness and detail, the city of Shanghai, especially its petty bourgeois world, is no longer just the background of the story but becomes a living, breathing entity itself.