304 pages
Chinese language
Published July 18, 2015 by Yi lin chu ban she.
304 pages
Chinese language
Published July 18, 2015 by Yi lin chu ban she.
In many ways this was an experimental novel, using several differing narrative styles. Divided into four parts, the author relates the same episodes from four different viewpoints, using a different style for each. The story concerns various members of a Southern family, once wealthy landowners but now struggling to maintain their reputation.