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Summary
A group of Beizhouzi cadres' children after the founding of the PRC, people who crossed over during the great lake flood of the 1950s, became "Black Five" children after their parents fell in that famous movement one after another, and drifted through the lower levels of society, enduring life's trials.
The novel strives to present a distant era rationally and objectively, not without wit and humor. It fluently narrates the urgency of life during the ration-ticket planned period, the experiences of intellectuals and the Black Five, without any ideology.
It showcases Beizhouzi's exploration of socialist common prosperity and the path to an industrialized strong nation.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy serious fiction with literary texture and philosophical reflection
- Literature lovers interested in regional culture, identity, and diaspora themes
- Readers who appreciate a restrained, cool narrative style rich in suggestive blank space
- Those who wish to engage in deep thinking and self-dialogue through reading
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking fast-paced plots with strong drama and clear endings
- Those looking for light entertainment or direct emotional release from reading
Reading tips
- Read in a relatively quiet, undisturbed setting so you can immerse yourself in its distinctive narrative atmosphere.
- Don't rush to seek plot progression; try to follow the author's brush and feel the rhythm of the language itself and the accumulation of imagery.
- After reading, pause for a moment to reflect on how the book's metaphors of "homeland," "the road," and "the self" relate to your own life.
About the publisher
Haoyu Publishing House is a Chinese-language publishing institution registered in Singapore. Public information about it is limited, and its publishing focus covers culture, literary appreciation, social sciences, documentary literature, classical poetry and classic works. It has 55 titles in the collection, including representative books such as Exploring the Limits of Life, The Crimson Steed Not Yet Galloped, The Chinese Road Model and the Development of Human Civilization, Recounting the Past, The Harmony of Heaven and Earth and Changing with the Times, Flame Flowers Blooming in the Southern Frontier, True Feelings Are Rare in Life and Spring of the Heart, spanning fiction, philosophy and prose. Its representative authors include Yang Hailang, Long Binghao, Liu Bo, Chen De'an, Wu Xinhua, Shen Longyan, Zhong Yuxiang and Zhu Anyang, with Chinese-language writers as its main author resource. In terms of publishing characteristics, the house serves overseas Chinese-language readers, and its books are mostly distributed overseas through agencies, with an emphasis on titles that balance literary quality and intellectual substance.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 内容简介
- 代序
- 前语
- 第一章 那一年
- 第二章 宝莲湾
- 第三章 青树咀
- 第四章 北州子城
- 第五章 湾上的游鱼们
- 第六章 林间一只鸟
- 第七章 父亲归来
- 第八章 横扫一切的大师们
- 第九章 乡村工厂
- 第十章 收容站没戏了
- 第十一章 泥土上的沉沦
- 第十二章 城里烂铁工人
- 第十三章 外面的世界
- 第十四章 历史在转向
- 第十五章 出湘北
- 后记
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About the author
Huang Chaohong is an author about whom public information is limited; the details currently available center mainly on one social novel, Beizhouzi. According to its existing classification, the work falls into the category of social fiction, suggesting that the author's writing tends to focus on social realities, the fate of individuals, and the circumstances of communities rather than on purely personal expression or genre entertainment. Because the author's biography, nationality, and creative history are not recorded in the available sources and cannot be reliably supplemented elsewhere, any judgment of writing style and literary influence must rest on this single work. Beizhouzi can thus serve readers as an entry point for observing the author's narrative orientation: social fiction generally takes real life as its foundation and, through character relationships and plot development, presents conflicts and choices within a particular environment. Huang Chaohong currently appears in the available material through this one work alone, and further publications and a fuller profile await additional public information.
