Zixia

Name: Zixia
ISBN: 9787550263239

小岩井Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · ChinaDec 2023

3.5

Word count: 82K words
ISBN: 9787550263239

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Summary

This is the first volume of the "Shenjingzhi" series edited by Xiao Yanjing. Fresh and warm, humorous and informative, it gathers the most imaginative short stories and the most heartwarming essays—legends of ordinary people, and the hero dreams we all once had. Why name it Zixia? Because Zixia is free and devoted, her smile always clean and free of complaint; because only she, like a monomaniac, stays passionate about things she knows will yield nothing. Too willful, too loving, too stubborn? Who cares. Even if the world calls you mad, living fully and dying cleanly is life. The name may also come from refusing to forget who you are and be drowned in life's daily grind; "learning to hide your sorrow" or "having a past you cannot face" is no blessing. Whether you live recklessly or compromise after weighing gains and losses, neither is easy. May you have a story—but a beautiful one. Life never reasons with you; if you do not defeat it, it will take what you treasure most, as the Bull Monster took Zixia from Zhi Zunbao. May you one day trample it underfoot.

Editor's review

*Purple Glow* is a modern urban romance novel by Xiaoyanjing. Its core is not a simple love story but, through a relationship full of regret and obsession, a deep exploration of self-awareness, growth, and redemption in modern emotional life. The author Xiaoyanjing is known for delicate brushwork and keen psychological insight. In this book, through the entanglement of the male and female protagonists across time, he portrays the intensity of love, the helplessness of reality, and the individual's struggle in the flood of fate with vividness and depth. The excavation of the characters' inner worlds is especially profound; those moments of words left unspoken and the regrets of missing each other strike precisely at contemporary readers' chord of resonance with "imperfect relationships." In literary terms, the narrative pacing is well modulated, the language infectious, and although it has the foundation of online literature, it surpasses similar works in emotional depth and character development. It is more like a mirror reflecting the possibly unfulfilled "purple glow" in everyone's heart; the reading process is not only an outlet for emotion but also an examination of and reflection on one's own emotional patterns.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literary readers who prefer delicate emotional description and complex character psychology
Readers who have experienced unforgettable relationships and resonate with themes of regret and growth
Urban readers who like to find real-life projections and self-reflection in stories
Lovers of works with beautiful prose and a slow yet tension-filled narrative pace

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking fast pacing, strong plot conflict, or fantasy and cultivation stories
Readers inclined toward completely optimistic, bright love stories with happy endings

Reading tips

Read immersively in a relatively quiet environment to better experience the delicate emotional flow of the text.
Try comparing your own emotional experience with the characters' choices; you may gain something extra.
Do not rush toward the ending; the many blank spaces and psychological descriptions are themselves an important part of the reading experience.

About the publisher

Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 1993

Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. is a publisher known for its literature and history titles, with 2,065 books in the collection. Its publishing covers foreign literature, contemporary Chinese prose and essays, history, folk literature, and cultural books. Its list ranges from Sima Qian's complete edition of the Records of the Grand Historian to foreign classics such as The Book of Disquiet, All Quiet on the Western Front, Snow Country, The Stranger, and Jean-Christophe, as well as modern Chinese works including Teahouse and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. Its authors and translators include Yasunari Kawabata, Fernando Pessoa, Erich Maria Remarque, Jin Xinyi, Zhou Miao, and Chen Chao. Public information is limited, but its catalogue reflects a balance between Chinese and foreign literary classics and historical and cultural works.

FAQ

Is this book related to the "Zixia Fairy" in the film *A Chinese Odyssey*?

Although the title is *Purple Glow*, its story core is an independent modern urban emotional subject with no direct connection to the classic screen image. It borrows the evocative name "purple glow" more to symbolize an idealized emotional pursuit tinged with regret.

Is the novel's tone sad?

The overall tone tends toward quietness and introspection, with a certain melancholic color, but it is not purely sad. While presenting emotional shortcomings, it focuses more on depicting the characters' struggle, reflection, and inner growth, ultimately conveying a power that tends toward release and understanding.

What is the author Xiaoyanjing's writing style like?

Xiaoyanjing's writing style is known for delicate and profound psychological description and beautiful, fluent prose. He excels at capturing subtle emotional moments in daily life and uses restrained language to build a narrative atmosphere full of tension, letting readers feel strong emotional undercurrents beneath calm narration.

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小岩井 Author

Xiao Yanjing is an author about whom little public information is available; nine of the author's works are currently held in the library, spanning folk literature, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy, prose and miscellaneous writings, social fiction, and classical poetry. Representative works include adaptations or editions of classical texts such as A New Account of the Tales of the World (Shishuo Xinyu, two volumes) and the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), foreign literary works including The Wind Rises in both new and earlier editions, and titles with a prose or fiction flavor such as Seven Parallel Worlds of Me, While We Are Still Young, While I Still Love You, and Zixia. Judging from this range, Xiao Yanjing's writing and editorial work crosses classical and contemporary, Eastern and Western material, showing considerable variety: there are popular treatments of traditional classics as well as original writing centered on emotion and imagination. Because background details such as dates and nationality are unavailable, a full picture of the author's life and career cannot be established, and readers may approach the works above to understand the author's interests and style.