Activity changes into human shape

Author: Wang Meng
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Thus, the same head can become many people. The same body can also possess a variety of heads and legs. This is how the myriad transformations of human beings occur. Some combinations of these three elements are harmonious, while others are a bit awkward, ill-fitting, and some are even laughable or repulsive, even frightening. In the early 1940s of the 20th century, Ni Wuchen, who had returned from studying abroad, and his wife Jiang Jingyi were completely incompatible, constantly arguing and fighting. Their mother-in-law and sister-in-law interfered, adding fuel to the fire. The family was in turmoil, staging a series of tragedies involving marital breakdown, suicide, and departure. The author, with a sharp and humorous pen, portrays the contradictory struggles of intellectuals in old China who yearned for modern civilization but found no way out, depicting their inner fragmentation, distortion, and suffering. This book is considered the "Metamorphosis" and " of the spiritual journey" of modern Chinese intellectuals.