This book contains six works that each reflect the different styles of the author in each period of his work, paying attention to men of low status, memories of childhood, campus life, and the living conditions of Beijing’s drifters. Told in a straightforward manner, all the stories in this book are told in the first person and can be regarded together as a spiritual autobiography. Xu Zechen won the sixth Lu Xun Literature Award for short stories, and short stories have always been the focus and intention of his creation.

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• Contents
• Plum Rain
• Nanjing, Nanjing
• An Unfamiliar Heat
• Qijiazhuang
• Like Heaven on Earth
• Rock Paper Scissors
• Trip to Mordaga