Thunderstorm

Author: Cao Yu
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Publish Date: 2001-08-10
Features: This book showcases a great tragedy of life, a cruel jest of fate upon humanity. The autocratic and hypocritical parents, the passionate and innocent youth, the enchanting woman consumed by love, the playboy who regrets his sins yet unknowingly commits greater ones, along with the secrets of the family and the secrets of their origins—all explode in a thunderstorm night. Both the guilty and the innocent march together toward destruction.
Synopsis: This book possesses a poetic beauty. It is not merely derived from the elegance of the prose, as many passages are repeatedly recited by people, nor solely from the poetic nature of the characters, or perhaps it can be said that it is all of these combined—the stage directions, character analyses—that give rise to a metaphysical quality and taste. Over the years, scholars have defined this work as a "poetic drama." For decades, it has been read by generations and performed by countless actors. Time has not diminished its splendor, and it has become a classic of modern Chinese literature, translated into multiple languages and entering the realm of world literature.