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James Pu’s novel follows a life from childhood in Cultural Revolution-era Beijing through the transformations of China’s reform years and into the immigrant world of Los Angeles. Across countries and decades, its characters carry the pressures of history into their family relationships, friendships and love.James Pu 的小說從主人公在文革時期北京的童年寫起,經歷中國改革年代的變遷,延伸至洛杉磯的移民生活。跨越國家與時代的人物,在家庭、友情與愛情之中,承受歷史帶來的無形重量。
Through ordinary people’s experiences of loss, separation, survival and aging, the story examines the distance between ideals and reality. Questions of freedom, morality and belonging accompany their emotional journeys, creating a portrait of human vulnerability and endurance amid social change. This English edition is translated by Phillip H. Shi.作品從普通人的失落、分離、生存與老去,探討理想與現實之間的距離。自由、道德與歸屬的問題伴隨他們的情感旅程,呈現社會變動中人的脆弱與堅韌。本英文版由 Phillip H. Shi 翻譯。