Narrated in the first person by Ye Chutan, a 35-year-old married man, this book follows a mysterious gift he receives on New Year's Eve in 2024, unravelling a unique love story. During Ye Chutan's six hours of family life, synchronised almost with the Spring Festival Gala, his interactions with his wife, daughter and others, and the resulting associations, lead to memories of his former secret crush, Cheng Lijuan, a female classmate, and simultaneously reveals Ye Chutan's own midlife crisis. Set within the space and time of historical recollections, Cheng Lijuan's second-person narrative unfolds her ill-fated life, complex emotions, and ultimately, her elusive identity. Using a tape-like structure, the book presents the destinies of Ye and Cheng in parallel across time and space.
本书以35岁中年已婚男性叶楚潭为第一人称讲述者, 以他在2024年除夕夜收到的神秘礼物为线索, 揭开一段特殊情史。在叶楚潭几乎与春晚同步的6小时家庭生活中, 通过他与妻子、女儿等人的互动及由此产生的联想, 引出他对昔日暗恋的女同学程丽娟的回忆, 同时揭露叶楚潭自身的中年危机。在历史回忆的时空中, 程丽娟以第二人称叙述方式呈现其命途多舛的身世、错综复杂的感情, 以及最终隐去的身份。本书通过磁带式的AB面结构, 将叶、程二人的命运在时空中并行呈现出来。
本书以35岁中年已婚男性叶楚潭为第一人称讲述者, 以他在2024年除夕夜收到的神秘礼物为线索, 揭开一段特殊情史。在叶楚潭几乎与春晚同步的6小时家庭生活中, 通过他与妻子、女儿等人的互动及由此产生的联想, 引出他对昔日暗恋的女同学程丽娟的回忆, 同时揭露叶楚潭自身的中年危机。在历史回忆的时空中, 程丽娟以第二人称叙述方式呈现其命途多舛的身世、错综复杂的感情, 以及最终隐去的身份。本书通过磁带式的AB面结构, 将叶、程二人的命运在时空中并行呈现出来。
