Woman, get away.

Author: Xiao Yang
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The novel narrates the emotional entanglement between a woman in her late thirties (Yang Pei) and a man in his thirties (He Ren), portraying a man's restlessness in a world of women that scares him as he seeks a sense of belonging and redemption, as well as a middle-aged woman who has lost interest in her life dreams and finds herself in a bored and lonely space of desire. Both characters' depths can evoke Kafka's compassionate sorrow and Eileen Chang's sharp, chilling bleakness. There is no need to find a reflection of oneself in the novel, but the shadows of life hidden within it consciously follow every soul struggling in the swamp of marriage and numb existence.
The novel narrates the emotional entanglement between a woman in her late thirties (Yang Pei) and a man in his thirties (He Ren), portraying a man's restlessness in a world of women that scares him as he seeks a sense of belonging and redemption, as well as a middle-aged woman who has lost interest in her life dreams and finds herself in a bored and lonely space of desire. Both characters' depths can evoke Kafka's compassionate sorrow and Eileen Chang's sharp, chilling bleakness. We live in an era of turbulent change. The novel authentically portrays this confused age, where the irresistible desires between people become prominent. Everyone longs for genuine emotions, but what truly strikes the soft spot in our hearts? There is no need to find a reflection of oneself in the novel, but the shadows of life hidden within it consciously follow every soul struggling in the swamp of marriage and numb existence.