The Love of a Specimen Artist: An Illustrated Book

Author: Xia Shang
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: How to preserve your beloved woman as a specimen? A left-behind diary sets the stage for a tragic love story. The passionate man's extraordinary love, an impossible romance, becomes real through profound inner portrayal. This story also transcends desire, as the male and female protagonists eventually approach the Platonic ideal of a pure, soulful love. Then, an unexpected death occurs, followed by a suicide by drowning in the name of love. Love ultimately transcends death, becoming an elegy.