The Secret of Young Girl Nianci

Author: Guan Qiqi
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Publish Date: 2007-03-01
Features: Reading Guan Qiqi's young adult novels often brings a sense of surprise and a stark contrast in the reading experience. These stories clearly retain the author's own memories and feelings from her youth. From her world of young adult fiction, readers discover the rich and profound depths of her personality and spirit, especially her sensitive, thoughtful, delicate, and inclusive nature. They are amazed by her delicate grasp of the psychological world of young girls and boys, and deeply moved by her profound understanding of their spiritual growth. The introspection and restlessness, fantasies and confusion, passion and helplessness, loss and growth of adolescence are depicted with sincerity, naturalness, and beauty in her writing—those secret teenage emotions, those unique spiritual growth journeys of young girls and boys, are indeed wonderful and moving. Guan Qiqi's novels, with their concise and brisk narratives and rich, touching emotional portrayals, have won the hearts of both young and adult readers in Taiwan.
Adolescence is a time of life that is pure and untainted, and every child's heart is a small world filled with a sweet fragrance. This book is one of the young adult series by Taiwanese author Guan Qiqi. The introspection and restlessness, fantasies and confusion, passion and helplessness, loss and growth of adolescence are depicted with sincerity, naturalness, and beauty in her writing—those secret teenage emotions, those unique spiritual growth journeys of young girls and boys, are indeed wonderful and moving. The novels, with their concise and brisk narratives and rich, touching emotional portrayals, accompany children as they take firm and steady steps in life.
This book is exclusively published in China by Zhejiang Children's Publishing House with the authorization of the renowned Taiwanese female author Guan Qiqi. Guan Qiqi is currently the best-selling young adult literary author in Taiwan, a recipient of the Taiwan Golden Award, and a winner of the Best Children's Book Award at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Her works are wildly popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia, and have earned a high reputation among overseas Chinese readers. She is an idol for the new generation of young adult readers. Her works depict a series of exaggerated yet whimsical worlds, filled with laughter. This is the first time that a relatively comprehensive introduction of young adult literary works by Taiwanese best-selling authors has been brought to mainland China. It is believed to bring great surprise and satisfaction to young adult readers. This book is one of them, titled The Secret Diary of a Teenage Girl.