How far is forever

Author: Tie Ning
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Tie Ning's How Far Is Eternity includes twelve short and medium-length stories, including How Far Is Eternity, Andre's Night, and Twelfth Night. When asked why she chose the title How Far Is Eternity, Tie Ning said: On one hand, I love this short story; on the other hand, I also love this kind of inquiry without a definitive answer. There is no word whose connotation is more uncertain than "eternity," and there is no word that seems more slippery and changeable than "eternity." The story of Tie Ning's "cousin," Bai Dasheng, is the story of the "happy, talkative, and somewhat scatterbrained girls" in Beijing's hutongs.