Homeland and the World

Author: Wang Xia
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The novel Home, Country, and World is set against the backdrop of the People's Armed Police Force's more than half-century of tumultuous battle history, portraying the struggles of the armed police officers who fearlessly faced hardships and risked their lives to defend the motherland and its borders. It is a rare and outstanding military literary work in recent years. This is a historical tragedy. This is a tragedy of the era. The stories here—life and death, love and hate, joy and sorrow, beauty and ugliness—are not only the history of one generation's revolution and the tragedy of their love but also the meeting of their lives, the clash of their spirits, and the confrontation of their souls. The story is full of twists and turns, the characters are vividly portrayed, and it leaves readers breathless and deeply moved. When Chu Tai met and married the beautiful team leader Li Yuwei during a battle, LanNie'er, the woman he had a one-night stand with in his rural hometown and who now has a ten-year-old child, appeared before them, ready to join the revolution. To revolutionize or to love? This severe question was placed before Chu Tai. Chu Tai, a revolutionary soldier who had survived life-and-death trials on the battlefield, declared, "To revolutionize, and also to love." To avoid making his beloved Lǐ Yùyī uncomfortable, she quietly left Chu Tai. Unbeknownst to her, by placing herself in a state of pain, she also threw her deep love into hell. After enduring the suffering of parting in love, they unexpectedly met again several years later. Could they continue their journey of love? Would they again succumb to the obstacles of society and family and separate once more? How deep is love? Why are its wings so heavy? When time passes, what fades away is not just time! As life nears its end, the soldiers who spent their lives in battle have endured humiliation and hardship for a lifetime. Yet, they suddenly realize that the decision that was wrong from the beginning has doomed their lifelong love tragedy.