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Torn to Pieces
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ISBN13: 9798337089812
Publisher: American Academic Press
Pages: 418
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Chinese
Publisher: American Academic Press
Pages: 418
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Chinese
This work explores scenes from the lives of people across all strata of society. Here, interpersonal relationships are fraught with tension; undercurrents surge beneath the surface, and circumstances shift with such dizzying speed that they often defy comprehension. Everyone finds themselves trapped in a predicament, a loser in the narrative of their own life. Held captive by emotions and relationships buried deep within their hearts, they shoulder a heavy burden, struggling desperately to navigate the quagmire of existence.
The thirty-two stories, resembling a collective elegy, precisely depict a harsh social reality and the myriad facets of human experience, bringing to life a cast of fragile, shattered souls. These pitiable figures live perpetually in the shadow of the past, powerless to extricate themselves. They live out their days in silence and pass away just as quietly, their existence remaining utterly unknown to the world. All their desires and suffering vanish into thin air the moment they depart this life.
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