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Summary
Editor's review
In literary treatment, Dan Bao's touch is both restrained and sharp. She excels at burying emotional undercurrents and cracks in relationships beneath seemingly calm everyday dialogue and scenes; this "storm beneath the calm" constitutes her distinctive narrative tension. The title "Perfect Bliss" itself forms an irony and an inquiry: in an age of relative material abundance, what is true "bliss"? The meeting of worldly standards, or the peace of an inner order? The book offers no simple answers; through concrete, minute life stories it invites readers to examine together the emotional predicaments and ethical choices of our time. For readers interested in contemporary literature, social change and individual spiritual life, "Perfect Bliss" offers a mirror worth gazing into.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in reflecting on contemporary urban emotions and family relations
- Literature lovers who appreciate delicate prose, cool observation and a richly speculative tone
- Readers concerned with individual existence and spiritual predicaments amid social change
- Readers hoping to understand the emotional structure of contemporary China's middle class through fiction
Not a good fit for
- Readers of entertainment fiction seeking strong plots, fast pacing and intense dramatic conflict
- Readers expecting clear emotional answers or spiritual comfort
Reading tips
- Treat each story as an independent unit; pause briefly between readings to savor the details and moods
- Read in dialogue with your own observations of contemporary family and intimate relationships, which may spark deeper resonance or reflection
- Notice how the author builds character relationships and the atmosphere of the era through micro-elements such as everyday dialogue, objects and spaces
About the publisher
Shanghai People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher whose list focuses on academic monographs and general-interest titles in philosophy, social sciences, politics and law, economics and management, and history. Among its books are Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties History in the Chinese Dynastic History series; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in foreign literature; the Wenjing Classical Translation Illustrated Edition of The Complete Greek Tragedies of Euripides; and works of social theory such as Max Weber's Economy and Society and Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments. Its authors include Wang Zhongluo, J.R.R. Tolkien, Luo Niansheng, and Zhou Zuoren.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 女儿
- 养生
- 山河
- 过火
- 父母
- 乱世佳人
- 海和海绵体
- 你还记得在上州给我变魔术吗？
- 旅行家
- 后记
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About the author
Dan Bao is a Chinese writer about whom limited public information is available; details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background have not been clearly recorded. The library holds one work by this author, A Full Happiness (Meiman), classified under social sciences. Based on the available information, Dan Bao's writing touches on social issues and everyday experience, offering observations and reflections in an essayistic or critical style. The title A Full Happiness suggests that the work may discuss topics such as life conditions, interpersonal relationships, or conceptions of happiness from a social-science perspective. Because verifiable material is scarce, it is difficult to fully assess the author's writing style and influence; readers may learn more about Dan Bao's concerns and mode of expression by examining the content of A Full Happiness itself.
