Layered Years

Name: Layered Years
ISBN: 9787802445628

Yangguang Yizhi / 周宏翔Modern Press2009

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Chapters: 15
Series: 90s Generation Singles
ISBN: 9787802445628

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Summary

Layered Years is the second novel by Zhou Hongxiang, a young Chongqing author who writes under the pen name Sunshine Has Arrived, following his debut Time Waves. It was published by Modern Press in 2009. The story centers on the boy Du Yan: when Mo Yuexin enters his life, Du Yan senses an exceedingly subtle, hard-to-name bond between himself and this girl. That bond pulls open a vast family lineage; the two are driven by their circumstances to the extremes of fate, meet within the worlds they each insist on, and are forced apart, setting off a chain of dilemmas with no easy answer. The novel does not turn campus life into a fairy-tale sanctuary; instead, beneath the glittering surface of passing years, it lets several teenagers gradually confront the secrets left by their elders, the fractures in family ties, and the love and regret that growing up forces one to digest alone. The author uses a crisscrossing, fragmented narrative; the chapters move from Old City and Dust-Sealed all the way to Tsunami and Perishing, using celestial and geographical imagery to mirror the rises and falls of the characters' fates, weaving together adolescent bewilderment, the weight of kinship, and the unpredictability of destiny into a wistful coming-of-age elegy.

Editor's review

《叠年》属于2009年那批“90后写作”作品中的一个样本：作者周宏翔生于1990年，当时不到二十岁，文字里有一种尚未被规训的直率，也有超出年龄的心理描摹野心。与同期很多把校园处理成甜蜜布景的青春小说不同，这本书一开场就把目光转向“旧城”和“尘封”的往事，学校的日常只是表层，真正推动故事的是被长辈掩埋的家族线索，以及少年人在真相面前无从回避的选择。十四章的标题依次从旧城走向海啸、殒灭，再到“胡不归”，情绪的推进像一条不断上涨的水线，读起来有明显的节奏感与戏剧张力。作为“90季单行本”丛书之一，它保留了纸质青春出版最典型的面貌：190页的薄册子，装帧朴素，适合一口气读完。对想了解新世纪第一个十年中“90后”青春文学面貌的读者来说，这是个值得补上一课的文本。

Who it's for

A good fit for

对2000年代末“90后”青春文学感兴趣、希望了解当年写作面貌的读者
偏爱家族秘密、命运感与感伤基调成长故事的读者
喜欢散文式笔触、以意象推动情绪的小说读者
希望用一个下午读完一本薄册、体验完整情绪起伏的人

Not a good fit for

期待轻松甜宠、圆满结局青春故事的读者，本书基调偏感伤
更看重严密社会写实与复杂人物塑造的成熟小说读者
对早期网络青春文学文风不适应、偏爱克制叙事的读者

Reading tips

可以先把十四章标题当作一条情绪线，留意“风暴”“海啸”“殒灭”等意象与人物命运之间的呼应。
书中涉及家族往事与插叙，遇到时间跳跃时可折回前文梳理人物关系，阅读会更顺畅。
适合与同一作者的《时间浪潮》对读，观察他从校园日常到家族叙事的路径变化。
读完不妨写一段自己的“叠年”，记录书中哪个瞬间让你想起自己的少年时代。

About the publisher

Modern Press China · Founded in 1982

Founded in 1982, Modern Press is a Chinese publisher that serves general readers across a diverse range of subjects. Judging from its catalog, its publishing focuses on classical poetry, Eastern philosophy, psychological research and application, popular science, and modern poetry, along with history, biography, and children's books. The Book of Songs, the illustrated vernacular edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Complete Poems of Dai Wangshu, and Buddhism in the Vegetable Roots reflect efforts to make traditional culture and poetry accessible; works by Carl Gustav Jung such as The Development of Personality and Understanding Your Psychological Type, together with titles from the Ivy International Education Alliance, show sustained attention to psychology and educational reading; and Stephen Hawking's works and the illustrated two-volume Brief History of Everything and A Brief History of Time indicate a commitment to popular science. Its authors include figures such as Qu Wanli, Xu Ke, Dai Wangshu, and Jung, and its publishing emphasizes retelling classics and accessible, illustrated presentation. Because public information is limited, this summary is based only on the titles in our catalog.

Chapter 1 Old City
Chapter 2 Dust-Sealed
Chapter 3 Cloud and Smoke
Chapter 4 Dark Sun
Chapter 5 Drifting with the Waves
Chapter 6 Storm
Chapter 7 Thunderstorm
Chapter 8 Solitude
Chapter 9 Reversal
Chapter 10 Cold Tide
Chapter 11 Broken
Chapter 12 Tsunami
Chapter 13 Perishing
Chapter 14 Why Not Return
Last words The Vermilion Bird Says Nothing of the White Tiger

FAQ

《叠年》的作者到底是谁？

作者署名周宏翔，笔名“阳光已至”，1990年生于重庆。该书2009年由现代出版社出版，属于“90季单行本”丛书，同系列还有《时间浪潮》《如果爱请深爱》《黑白画境》等。

这本书属于校园小说吗？

不完全算。虽然常被归入青春校园类，但作者有意摆脱“童话般的校园”背景，把重心放在家族秘密与少年人命运的纠葛上，校园更像是人物出场的起点。

《叠年》和《时间浪潮》有关系吗？

两者是同一作者的先后两部长篇，《时间浪潮》于2009年6月出版，《叠年》于同年10月出版。两书共享90后成长这一主题，但故事与人物各自独立，不必按顺序阅读。

这本书篇幅长吗，适合中学生读吗？

全书约190页，属于薄册长篇，篇幅不大，中学生可以较快读完。书中涉及家庭变故、命运挫折等较沉重的话题，低龄读者阅读时可以有家长或老师陪同讨论。

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About the author

周宏翔 Author

Public information about Zhou Hongxiang is currently limited; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly documented. Judging from the two works included in the collection—The First Time Seeing a Brilliant Moment (2 volumes) and Leaping into the Sea of People, Riding the Waves Forward—his writing mainly falls between the genres of inspirational growth and military life. He writes both life motivation and growth narratives for general readers and accounts of military life and the struggle to persevere. His style tends toward realistic subjects, focusing on how characters make choices and hold on in difficult circumstances, with plain language suited to everyday reading. Because verifiable information is scarce, a full picture of his work is hard to sketch; readers may begin with these two books to sense his orientation toward individual growth and facing life's challenges.