Wisteria Garden

Author: Wang Xiaoyu
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The famous industrialist Shen Yuan from Shanghai married the adopted daughter of the owner of Da Xiang Textile and Cloth Store, Li Kexin. Although Li Kexin had long been deeply in love with her family tutor, Zhang Zongyuan, in the choice between wealth and love, she chose the former. Li Kexin's maidservant who accompanied her to the marriage was Ziteng, a sixteen-year-old girl, who gradually developed love for Shen Yuan out of sympathy for his mistreatment, leading to even deeper changes in the already complex and subtle interpersonal relationships within the Shen family. The novel revolves around Shen Yuan, Li Kexin, Ziteng, Zhang Zongyuan, as well as Ziteng's later husband Tian Daqin, the rickshaw puller Lin Shui Gen, and the conflicts and emotions between the second generation born from their misaligned relationships. It depicts a series of tragic and poignant stories that took place in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other places from the 1930s to the 1990s, spanning nearly a decade. The work possesses a broad and profound sense of historical vicissitudes. The author's bold, sharp, yet flexible pen thoroughly exposes the hidden depths of human nature beneath love and desire.
Synopsis: The famous industrialist Shen Yuan from Shanghai married the adopted daughter of the owner of Da Xiang Textile and Cloth Store, Li Kexin. Although Li Kexin had long been deeply in love with her family tutor, Zhang Zongyuan, in the choice between wealth and love, she chose the former. Li Kexin's maidservant who accompanied her to the marriage was Ziteng, a sixteen-year-old girl, who gradually developed love for Shen Yuan out of sympathy for his mistreatment, leading to even deeper changes in the already complex and subtle interpersonal relationships within the Shen family. The novel revolves around Shen Yuan, Li Kexin, Ziteng, Zhang Zongyuan, as well as Ziteng's later husband Tian Daqin, the rickshaw puller Lin Shui Gen, and the conflicts and emotions between the second generation born from their misaligned relationships. It depicts a series of tragic and poignant stories that took place in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other places from the 1930s to the 1990s, spanning nearly a decade. The work possesses a broad and profound sense of historical vicissitudes. The author's bold, sharp, yet flexible pen thoroughly exposes the hidden depths of human nature beneath love and desire.