North of the city/城北地带

This book chronicles the cruel story of youth and the arduous journey of youth. Hongqi, Dasheng, Xiaoguai, and Xude, the boys who grew up together on Xiangchunshu Street, were like all boys their age: proud and conceited. With the intensity and restlessness of adolescence, they stumbled and struggled along the way, as if walking in the dark. With no foreknowledge of the uncertain future, they had no choice but to carve a bloody path with their young bodies. At the moment their youth was about to fade into history, each received their destiny, destined by heaven, whether willingly or unwillingly.

本书写下青春的残酷物语, 记录少年的铁血往事。香椿树街一起长大的几个男孩, 红旗、达生、小拐、叙德, 他们像所有那个年纪的男生一样, 骄傲, 自负, 带着青春期的激烈和躁动, 跌跌撞撞, 一路摸爬滚打, 像是暗夜行路。对于渺茫的未来, 没有任何一个人能提前得到明示, 他们除了用自己年轻的身体杀出一条血路别无他法。每个人都在青春岁月即将成为历史的时刻领取了上天安排的属于他们自己的归宿。无论甘愿还是不甘愿。