This book is Li Er's debut novel and was published by People's Literature Publishing House in January 2002. It takes the search for the protagonist Ge Ren as the basic clue and solves the mystery of Ge Ren's life and death as the structural core. It describes Ge Ren's life circumstances, political pursuits and love experiences in his short life, and tells the story of his personal destiny in historical turmoil. There are many characters in the book with different temperaments and identities, and they narrate this historical mystery in different tones, which is very meaningful. It received enthusiastic reviews after its publication and was generally considered by critics to be one of the best novels of 2001-2002. It won the first 21st Century Dingjun Biennial Literature Award together with Mo Yan's "Sandalwood Punishment" and was shortlisted for the 6th Mao Dun Literature Prize. prize.
本书是李洱的长篇小说处女作, 2002年1月由人民文学出版社出版。它以寻找主人公葛任为基本线索, 以破解葛任的生死之谜为结构核心, 描写了葛任短短一生的生活境遇、政治追求及爱情经历, 讲述了个人在历史动荡中的命运。书中众多的人物性情不同、身份各异, 以不同的腔调来叙述这桩历史谜案, 显得意味深长。它出版后得到热烈评价, 被批评界普遍认为是2001―2002年度最优秀的长篇小说之一, 与莫言的《檀香刑》一起获得首届21世纪鼎钧双年文学奖, 并入围第6届茅盾文学奖。
本书是李洱的长篇小说处女作, 2002年1月由人民文学出版社出版。它以寻找主人公葛任为基本线索, 以破解葛任的生死之谜为结构核心, 描写了葛任短短一生的生活境遇、政治追求及爱情经历, 讲述了个人在历史动荡中的命运。书中众多的人物性情不同、身份各异, 以不同的腔调来叙述这桩历史谜案, 显得意味深长。它出版后得到热烈评价, 被批评界普遍认为是2001―2002年度最优秀的长篇小说之一, 与莫言的《檀香刑》一起获得首届21世纪鼎钧双年文学奖, 并入围第6届茅盾文学奖。
