Never Close My Eyes

Name: Never Close My Eyes
ISBN: 9787213079740

Hai YanZhejiang People's Publishing House2017

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Chapters: 40
Series: Hai Yan Literary Classics Restored
ISBN: 9787213079740

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Summary

Never Close My Eyes is a novel by Hai Yan. The story begins in 1990s Beijing. The fiancé of policewoman Ou Qingchun dies in an anti-drug operation; in grief she takes up his unfinished work and donates his corneas to Xiao Tong, a law student in urgent need of a transplant, restoring his sight. Xiao Tong is young, warm, and innocent. When he first sees Ou Qingchun after regaining his sight, he is deeply drawn to her maturity and resolve; she too feels something for him, yet carefully avoids the longtime pursuit of Li Chunqiang, head of the anti-drug squad. As the investigation advances, clues gradually point to the hidden drug lord Ouyang Tian. Xiao Tong happens to meet Ouyang Tian's daughter Ouyang Lanlan, a willful rich girl who falls for him at first sight and pursues him relentlessly. Ou Qingchun then asks Xiao Tong to get close to the Ouyang family and gather inside information for the police. Out of his feelings for Ou Qingchun, Xiao Tong agrees to this dangerous undercover mission. Ouyang Lanlan senses that his feelings are not genuine and, at her father's direction, schemes to get him addicted to drugs. Xiao Tong plunges into the abyss: his studies are interrupted, he is expelled, and he cycles through repeated detoxification and relapse. When Ou Qingchun learns the truth, she is deeply moved and, over Li Chunqiang's objections, takes him home to care for and supervise him, and their relationship deepens. In the end, despite the torment of addiction, Xiao Tong sends out crucial intelligence, helping the police seize a large shipment of high-purity heroin and destroy the drug ring, at the cost of his young life. The anti-drug thread and the tragic love story intertwine. The title carries both the meaning "until drugs are banned, I will never close my eyes" and a belief in young people standing up for the nation's interests. The novel won the first prize of the second Golden Shield Literature Awards and was adapted into a widely influential television series of the same name. This edition is part of the 2017 Zhejiang People's Publishing House series Hai Yan Literary Classics Restored.

Editor's review

海岩写警察，也写爱情，而《永不瞑目》是这两条线索咬合得最紧的一部。它没有把缉毒写成简单的正邪对垒，而是让一个本可以过普通生活的大学生，因为一份说不清是感激、是爱慕还是执念的感情，一步一步走进了毒巢，最终赔上自己。肖童的沉沦写得残酷：毒品不是道具，而是真实的泥潭，戒掉、复吸、再戒掉，每一次反复都在削去他的自尊。欧庆春同样不是完美无瑕的英雄，她在职责、感情与愧疚之间的犹疑，反倒让这个人物站得住。全书情节推进利落，对话带着九十年代北京的生活气息，读起来一泻千里，结局却让人久久不能平静。对于想了解海岩早期创作、想看一部兼具可读性与情感重量的国产类型小说的读者，这是绕不开的一本。本版为浙江人民出版社“海岩文学经典重塑”系列，章节划分清晰，便于重读与检索。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢海岩作品、想系统重读其早期长篇的读者
偏爱缉毒、刑侦题材又不排斥情感线的类型小说读者
看过1998年同名电视剧、想回到原著比对细节的观众
对九十年代中国都市生活与青年处境感兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

希望阅读轻松甜宠爱情故事的读者，本书结局沉重悲凉
对毒品、戒毒、死亡等情节较为敏感的读者需谨慎
偏好强文学实验性或先锋叙事的读者，本书走的是通俗类型路线

Reading tips

建议连续读完中后段，肖童染毒到牺牲的转折集中在那里，断续阅读会削弱冲击力。
读到肖童第一次戒毒成功时可以停下来想一想：他真正无法摆脱的是毒品，还是那份感情。
不妨与海岩《便衣警察》《玉观音》对照阅读，看他如何处理警察、罪犯与情感三角的关系。
若已看过电视剧，注意原著对欧庆春心理与李春强线索的描写，剧集做了不少简化。

About the publisher

Zhejiang People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Zhejiang People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its social science, history and foreign literature titles, covering philosophy, politics, law, economics, culture and history. Among the books in the library catalogue, its foreign literature list includes Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital in well-known translations, as well as Wuthering Heights; its history list is represented by Dangnian Mingyue's Ming Dynasty series, and its politics list by Zhejiang New Discourse. Authors represented include Yasunari Kawabata, Ye Weiqu, Tang Yuemei, Dangnian Mingyue, Emily Brontë and René Wellek, with Wellek's Theory of Literature (newly revised edition) among its titles in literary theory. Beyond these areas, the press also publishes works on literary appreciation and social culture, giving it a profile that combines classic translations, popular history and academic works. As publicly available information is limited, other details are not covered here.

Chapter 1 The Lover's Sacrifice
Chapter 2 Donating Corneas
Chapter 3 Regaining Sight
Chapter 4 A Failed Arrest
Chapter 5 Xiao Tong Returns to School
Chapter 6 A Small Gain from "Luring the Fish"
Chapter 7 An Absurd "Blind Date"
Chapter 8 Two Men Lock Horns
Chapter 9 Entanglement
Chapter 10 The Luoyang Arrest
Chapter 11 Filing the Case
Chapter 12 Deep Disappointment
Chapter 13 Accepting the Mission
Chapter 14 Beaten for No Reason
Chapter 15 Into the Tiger's Den
Chapter 16 A Botched Operation
Chapter 17 A Talk on a Rainy Night
Chapter 18 Xiao Tong's Confession
Chapter 19 A Second Setback
Chapter 20 A Night at the Villa
Chapter 21 Crucial Intelligence
Chapter 22 Seizing the Drugs
Chapter 23 A Setback in Love
Chapter 24 Sudden Upheaval
Chapter 25 Addicted
Chapter 26 Sinking and Struggling
Chapter 27 Expelled
Chapter 28 Compulsory Detoxification
Chapter 29 Calm and Happiness
Chapter 30 A Romantic Trip
Chapter 31 Doubt and Misunderstanding
Chapter 32 Back into the Tiger's Den
Chapter 33 Plot and Trap
Chapter 34 Sacrifice for Love
Chapter 35 Back into the Mire
Chapter 36 Into the Abyss
Chapter 37 Quick Thinking
Chapter 38 Departing for Two Places
Chapter 39 Purgatorial Torment
Chapter 40 The Tianjin Arrest

FAQ

《永不瞑目》有多个版本，该选哪一版？

本书流传较广的版本包括作家出版社2000年、2005年版，群众出版社2003年版，以及浙江人民出版社2017年“海岩文学经典重塑”版。各版正文内容基本一致，差别主要在装帧、定价与章节划分；本页信息对应浙江人民出版社2017年版，ISBN 9787213079740。

书名“永不瞑目”是什么意思？

据作者自述，书名有两层含义。第一层是“毒品不禁，永不瞑目”，表达对毒品危害的痛切；第二层是追问在国家利益受到侵害时，中国青年能否挺身而出，否则肖童死不瞑目。两条含义共同指向小说的缉毒主线与主人公的选择。

没有看过电视剧，能直接读小说吗？

完全可以。小说本身是独立完整的叙事，电视剧是在其基础上改编而成。原著对欧庆春的心理活动、李春强的追求以及肖童戒毒过程写得更细，先读小说再去补剧，反而更容易看出改编的取舍。

这本书适合中学生读吗？

书中涉及吸毒、戒毒、卧底与死亡等情节，情感描写也较成人化。高中生若对缉毒题材有兴趣、且能理性看待毒品危害，可在师长引导下阅读；低龄读者建议暂缓。它在一定程度上也能作为禁毒教育的话题读本。

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