Love in Our Time: The Four Middle Chapters of Hongying, Illustrated Edition

Author: Hongying (Author), Hu Xiaojiang (Illustrator)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is Hongying's highly acclaimed four novellas, set in the Republican era, the 1980s, the 21st century, and the future. With meticulous and intricate historical details, the stories vividly portray the equally delicate and intricate emotions of the characters. Each novella has a distinct writing style, yet they all convey equally thrilling and heart-stirring love. Hongying explores the friendships, loves, hatreds, and deaths of men and women, delves into extraordinary tales, and writes about chivalry and same-sex desire, fully showcasing her vision, ambition, and talent, as well as her broad and grand style. This book selects four of Hongying's novellas: To Prague, Where the Crane Stops, On the Verge of Compromise, and The Rose Island. Among them, The Rose Island is a newly published work never before seen, while the other three are scattered across her other collections. Approximately 150,000 words, with eight exquisite illustrations created by the renowned domestic illustrator Hu Xiaojiang, making it a refined illustrated edition.