The Right Person
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Summary
Editor's review
Readers can see the era's anxieties and longings projected onto individuals through the protagonists' seemingly ordinary choices and struggles. Yi Bei's narrative rhythm is unhurried, her characters full and three-dimensional; she does not deliberately manufacture dramatic conflict but advances relationships and fates layer by layer through seemingly trivial daily dialogue and psychological activity. Its value lies not only in providing an engrossing story but also in prompting deeper reflection on “what makes the right person” and “who defines the standard of happiness.” For readers who enjoy observing human nature, savoring life's details, and drawing emotional resonance and intellectual inspiration from reading, this book offers ample material to chew on.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in urban emotional fiction who hope to see realistic depiction beyond romantic surfaces
- Readers currently at a stage of marriage, love, or life choices who hope to draw reference and reflection from literary works
- Readers who appreciate Yi Bei's previous works and like her delicate, plain, humane writing style
- Readers who prefer savoring characters' psychological shifts and life details over strong plots and fast pacing
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking light, sweet, purely romantic love stories
- Readers who prefer novels with strong plots, fast pacing, and constant suspense
Reading tips
- It is recommended to read in a relatively quiet environment to better appreciate the delicate emotional and psychological descriptions in the text
- You may compare and reflect in light of your own or others' experiences, but need not rush to seek the ‘standard answer’ the story offers
- Pay attention to the fate threads of secondary characters; they often enrich the story's social dimension and thematic expression
About the publisher
China Publishing Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. takes digital publishing as its main business, with titles spanning traditional medical classics and classical literature. Its catalogue includes medical works such as Treatise on Cold Damage, Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet, and The Pulse Classic, involving writings by Zhang Ji, Wang Shuhe, Lin Yi, and Zhang Jiebin. In literature, it offers Wu Jingzi's The Scholars and Xiao Hong's Tales of Hulan River, as well as foreign literary translations such as Fu Lei's rendering of Voltaire's Candide. Its publishing focus thus falls roughly into medicine, social fiction, foreign literature, and fine fiction, reflecting a balance between collated ancient texts and general reading. As public information is limited, this summary is based only on the books in the catalogue and draws no further inferences.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 楔子
- 第一章
- 第二章
- 第三章
- 第四章
- 第五章
- 第六章
- 第七章
- 第八章
- 第九章
- 第十章
- 第十一章
- 第十二章
- 第十三章
- 第十四章
- 第十五章
- 第十六章
- 第十七章
- 第十八章
- 第十九章
- 第二十章
- 第二十一章
- 第二十二章
- 第二十三章
- 第二十四章
- 第二十五章
- 第二十六章
- 第二十七章
- 第二十八章
- 第二十九章
- 第三十章
- 第三十一章
- 第三十二章
- 第三十三章
- 第三十四章
- 第三十五章
- 第三十六章
- 第三十七章
- 第三十八章
- 第三十九章
- 第四十章
- 第四十一章
- 第四十二章
- 第四十三章
- 第四十四章
- 第四十五章
- 第四十六章
- 第四十七章
- 第四十八章
- 第四十九章
- 第五十章
- 第五十一章
- 第五十二章
- 第五十三章
- 第五十四章
- 第五十五章
- 第五十六章
- 第五十七章
- 第五十八章
- 第五十九章
- 第六十章
- 第六十一章
- 第六十二章
- 第六十三章
- 第六十四章
- 第六十五章
- 第六十六章
- 第六十七章
- 第六十八章
- 第六十九章
- 第七十章
- 第七十一章
- 第七十二章
- 第七十三章
- 第七十四章
- 第七十五章
- 第七十六章
- 第七十七章
- 第七十八章
- 第七十九章
- 第八十章
- 第八十一章
- 第八十二章
- 第八十三章
- 第八十四章
- 第八十五章
- 第八十六章
- 第八十七章
- 第八十八章
- 第八十九章
- 第九十章
- 第九十一章
- 第九十二章
- 第九十三章
- 第九十四章
- 第九十五章
- 第九十六章
- 第九十七章
- 第九十八章
- 第九十九章
- 第一百章
- 第一百零一章
- 第一百零二章
- 第一百零三章
- 第一百零四章
- 第一百零五章
- 第一百零六章
- 第一百零七章
- 第一百零八章
- 第一百零九章
- 第一百一十章
- 第一百一十一章
- 第一百一十二章
- 第一百一十三章
- 第一百一十四章
- 第一百一十五章
- 第一百一十六章
- 第一百一十七章
- 第一百一十八章
- 第一百一十九章
- 第一百二十章
- 第一百二十一章
- 第一百二十二章
- 第一百二十三章
- 第一百二十四章
- 第一百二十五章
- 第一百二十六章
- 第一百二十七章
- 第一百二十八章
- 第一百二十九章
- 第一百三十章
- 第一百三十一章
- 第一百三十二章
- 第一百三十三章
- 第一百三十四章
- 第一百三十五章
- 第一百三十六章
- 第一百三十七章 结局
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About the author
Yi Bei is a contemporary Chinese novelist about whom limited public information is available. Seven of Yi Bei's works are included in the collection, including Xiao Min's Family, The Right Person, Six Sisters, Meiren Yu, Live and Work in Peace, In Pairs, and Xiaofang Marries. Yi Bei's writing is mainly social fiction, with plots centering on family relationships, romantic choices, and the everyday lives of ordinary people, paying attention to human warmth and hardship in realistic circumstances. Several works, such as Six Sisters, Meiren Yu, and Xiaofang Marries, have been adapted into television dramas of the same titles. The writing is plain and the narratives are close to life, combining readability with a concern for reality; the works are often listed among classic titles and have drawn attention from readers and adapters.
