Gorgeous and cruel, almost magical, and full of exotic feelings, the first prize winner of the Times Literature, Bai Qiaoï¿ʹs dazzling debut, "The East of Lovers and Friends is the Near East of Sayyidï¿ʹs Orientalism: a virtual, imaginary, and deviant in the world of symbols. Dongfang. That is all my tender skin, my black hair, and my dark brown pupils refer to, not the individual me..."-Bai Qiao, the highly anticipated young writer Bai Qiao,...

"Long Yingtai portrays the world of Dawu Mountain. It is a world of fireworks and cold. The month is silent. The unknown writer who consciously "dislocated" physically and mentally, as if driven by fate, returned to the countryside after a 50 years absence. He met a missing girl who stopped aging at 14 years old. A magical journey about life, the land, plants, animals, and history, each other's karma. A murder case reveals regrets and longings..."...