This Life: A Memoir/这辈子

This novel is written in the rich vernacular of Northeast China, drawing its raw material from the people and places that surrounded the author. The story unfolds in the 1980s-a decade of profound transformation. Against the backdrop of China's reform and opening-up, the narrative centers on the struggle between temptation and integrity, between the allure of money and the call of conscience. Rooted in the author's own life and experiences, the book blends real-life observation with measured artistic invention, creating a story that feels as close and familiar as the lives of those around us. Through events that could happen to anyone, it celebrates a positive, life-affirming spirit-and holds up to scrutiny the corrosive influence of unchecked materialism.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿80¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿