Only loneliness

Author: Che Er
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Who can be as resourceful as the protagonist in this book, exhausting almost every possible way to enter the United States, including flying, taking trains, buses, driving, and even walking from Canada! He even invented a rolling visa method for his family to reunite in the U.S. When so many Chinese people are forced to give up by visa officers, he persists and refuses to let go of any opportunity. In this sense, Alone can be considered an encyclopedia of going to the U.S., and a thought-provoking and treasurable one at that. You will feel the visual and emotional impact of this book. When everyone praises the legal system of the U.S., this book presents the opposite, and a living example at that! Men should read this book—it teaches you how to care for women; women should read this book—it teaches you to understand men. So many tragic and joyful stories in history have been caused by misunderstandings between men and women, and these stories continue. Men and women's tempers are like the intermittent geysers in Yellowstone Park—they erupt from time to time. The only difference is that men's outbursts are predictable, while women's are unpredictable. They can hold their breath longer than men and erupt with greater force. The protagonist, Qu Zhe, is a Chinese man who worked in France, got married, and had children, living a warm family life for many years before moving to New York for work. His family was repeatedly denied visas, and their separation caused a rift between him and his wife. After finally being reunited in the U.S., they faced the 9/11 attacks, and Qu Zhe's office was destroyed. His wife's emotions were destabilized, and after a fierce argument, she kicked her in-laws out and obtained a restraining order preventing her husband from returning home. Under the shadow of lengthy legal battles and sanctions, Qu Zhe had no choice but to leave his beloved daughter and the home he had built for her, returning to Beijing alone. The work tells a family tragedy with real-life details. Against the backdrop of three vastly different cultures—China, Europe, and the U.S.—it reflects the conflicts and contradictions between tradition and modernity, East and West, and ethical morality versus legal dogma. It reflects the helplessness and bitterness caused by the absurdities of highly developed societies.