Red shock

Author: Liang Xiaosheng
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a long novel imbued with a touch of black humor. In November 1967, four Red Guards were frozen in the snow-covered mountains of Minshan while retracing the Long March of the Red Army. Thirty-four years later, they were discovered by a mountaineering training team and awakened in an environment meticulously arranged by scientists. A time tunnel transported the four Red Guards, whose minds were still stuck in the Cultural Revolution era, to our time. Thus, they were shocked, rebelled, avoided, struggled, confused, and bewildered. Liang Xiaosheng skillfully blends the historical panoramas of the two eras. In his portrayal, the Red Guards begin to vividly navigate the present day of the 21st century. Through this, Liang Xiaosheng vividly and profoundly depicts the social transformations over the past decades.