Aroma

Author: Zhao Ning
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The scent of a woman possesses a certain hallucinatory power. One of the male protagonists in the book, Ren Yi, says a line where he claims he searched the world over and eventually discovered that all he truly wanted was the scent of a rose. In reality, possessing the scent of a lover is not difficult—just being constantly by her side, sharing a bed with her, is enough. In Scent, every man in the book has been loved with all my heart. I cannot stand on the shore and watch coldly; the moment I start writing, I lose myself. Every touch they describe in the book is as if it’s being applied to me. I run, gasp, or pant alongside the characters; I am lost or clear-headed—all together. Writing has opened the valves of my body, allowing the words to grow wildly within me. I pour them onto the page. I transform myself into a vast, transparent book—this is Scent.