" The Collected Works of Haiyan: Death of Youth "

Author: Haiyan
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Features: This book includes five full-length novels: "Death in Youth," "Kidnapping," "Fallen World," "I'm Not a Good Cop," and "My Child, My Hometown." "Death in Youth" tells the tragic story of a 19-year-old police officer. The novel, narrated through the protagonist's memories, recounts her deployment to the Qingshui River Labor Camp to support disaster relief efforts after the Tangshan Earthquake in the 1970s. There, she meets Lu Xiaoxiang and develops a passionate first love. Due to the abnormal social era, Lu Xiaoxiang's humanitarian ideals and emotions, as well as his actions, became evidence of his sabotage of disaster relief and sympathy for counter-revolutionaries. He was imprisoned and ultimately shot to death by the gun of his closest friend and relative. The work is both cruel and beautiful, profound and thought-provoking. The novel not only tells moving and poignant stories but also reflects broad social realities through vivid characters. The pervasive and insidious face of "Leftism" is depicted in Haiyan's rich gallery of characters, leaving an indelible mark of the era's cruelty. The other novels included in this collection are equally profound and reflection.