Stories in Nanjing
Stories in Nanjing is a social novel telling of the growing up experiences of a generation of Chinese who were born in the 1960s. The novel runs along a main thread about the life of an unknown artist who is poor, lofty-minded, helpless, waggish and facetious. Revolving the puzzlement and confusion about love, family, life, and career of the characters, it reveals the tolerance and rejection of the realistic society and human nature. In the novel, the characters are contradictory. On the one hand, they are speculative, selfish and arrogant, unscrupulous in pursuit of profit, but on the other hand, they are kind, diligent, and submissive. At the same time, the novel gives an account of the author's entanglement and insight into politics, economy, culture, art and ethics, making every reader introspect profoundly.
