Hero silent

Author: Xiang Xiaoxi
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This is a heart-stirring true story, a dirge flowing from the author's bleeding heart, filled with both sorrow and grandeur, lament and resentment. Grandpa, a solitary traveler who walked through life in mystery and silence; Grandma, an illiterate peasant woman brimming with wisdom and conscience, this pair of life-and-death adversaries with an extraordinary relationship over half a century forms the tragic and heavy main thread of the book. Alongside this thread, we occasionally see the unforgettable figures of Uncle Third, Ximei, Aunt Second, and Aunt Third. Especially unforgettable is the little sprite—Mei, who vanished like a shooting star. As well as heroes like Mo Xiong, Peng Hai, and Lu Zhiying, who shared life and death with Grandpa in the era of blood and rain. Together, they form the sacred sacrifices on the red altar of Chinese revolution. Through the perspective of Grandpa's granddaughter—"I," "my" confusion and entanglement of great love and hatred create a complex world beyond the imagination and understanding of ordinary people. After reading, one is filled with sighs and reflections, and even more so, deep thoughts about the revolution that nearly spanned the entire 20th century and continues to this day.