Empty Nest
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Summary
The book brings multiple social issues into collision, and with the author's pain-laden experience and superb literary craft, it is a rare work of inevitability born from the contingencies of life. It is sure to resonate with readers.
The work has been adapted into a film starring Zhu Xijuan, to be released in 2020.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in contemporary family relationships and social change
- Literary lovers who appreciate delicate psychological portrayal and realist style
- Parents who are or will soon be facing the stage when their children leave home
- Researchers or students hoping to understand individual emotional experience in China's urbanization process
Not a good fit for
- Entertainment-oriented readers seeking strong plot conflicts and fast-paced narrative
- Young readers uncomfortable with heavy social themes and inner exploration
Reading tips
- Read continuously in a relatively quiet environment to better immerse yourself in the novel's emotional atmosphere and psychological rhythm.
- While reading, reflect on your own or observed family relationships, but don't rush to seek answers; focus on the experience itself.
- After finishing the main text, take some time to revisit the detailed descriptions, which are often key to understanding the characters' deeper states.
About the publisher
Fujian Straits Literature and Art Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused on literature and art. Its publishing areas cover documentary literature, literary appreciation, classic works and social novels. Although the library holds only nine of its books, they show a balance between original and translated titles: documentary works such as The Madhouse at the End of the World: The “Belgica” Antarctic Journey, literary appreciation like Terry Eagleton’s The Art of Reading Literature, social novels such as Who Has a Heart Without Scars and Empty Nest, and historical works such as Xiang Yu with Double Pupils. Its representative authors include Julian Sancton, Li Houren, Terry Eagleton, Huang Xiaoyang, Xue Yiwei, Xiao Xiaoshu and Chen Zhongkun, reflecting attention to both Chinese and foreign author resources. The publisher also touches on film and television and otherworldly fantasy categories, but publicly available information is limited, making it difficult to describe its series system and full publishing features in detail.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 大恐慌
- 巳时（上午九点到上午十一点）
- 午时（上午十一点到下午一点）
- 未时（下午一点到下午三点）
- 第二章 大疑惑
- 申时（下午三点到下午五点）
- 酉时（下午五点到晚上七点）
- 戌时（晚上七点到晚上九点）
- 第三章 大懊悔
- 亥时（晚上九点到晚上十一点）
- 子时（晚上十一点到凌晨一点）
- 丑时（凌晨一点到凌晨三点）
- 第四章 大解放
- 寅时（凌晨三点到凌晨五点）
- 卯时（凌晨五点到上午七点）
- 辰时（上午七点到上午九点）
- 《空巢》中的母亲
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About the author
Xue Yiwei is a Chinese writer known for social fiction. Because public information is limited, his birthplace, dates of birth and death, educational background and full writing career have not been clearly recorded; the representative work that can currently be confirmed is the novel Empty Nest. Judging from the holdings in our database, this book is classified as social fiction, which suggests that his writing focuses on the fate and everyday experience of characters within real social circumstances rather than on historical romance or purely genre-based narrative. The title Empty Nest itself implies attention to family structure, intergenerational relations and individual solitude, which is consistent with the realistic concerns common in contemporary Chinese social fiction. Xue Yiwei's writing style cannot yet be fully described on the basis of the available material, but the classification and naming of his work indicate a calm, concrete touch that moves from specific scenes of life toward broader social issues. Although only one work is currently included, the realistic orientation of its subject matter and its observation of ordinary people's circumstances remain the basic clues for understanding this author.
