This book is an epic tale of a woman's growth, woven together by the Suzhou Pingtan art form and spanning the era of China's reform and opening up. The story begins at an old river wharf outside Suzhou city. Qiu Hongguang, the heir to the century-old Qiu Family Pharmacy, has a daughter named Zijing in his middle age. Having lost her mother at a young age, Zijing is deeply attracted to Xia Xiaojun, a Shanghai Pingtan actress who bears a striking resemblance to her deceased mother, during a rural performance. She receives a chance encounter with Xia Xiaojun and receives guidance from her, planting the seed of art within her heart. Years later, Zijing, through her talent and hard work, is admitted to the Suzhou Pingtan Troupe's academy, becoming the first city dweller from her hometown to "make a living through art." Swept along by the tides of time, this Pingtan woman slowly steps from the misty, watery atmosphere of Suzhou into the dazzling, multifaceted international metropolis of Shanghai, where the hustle and bustle of life unfolds before her.
本书是一部以苏州评弹艺术为脉络, 贯穿中国改革开放时代变迁的女性成长史诗。故事发轫于苏州城外古旧的河埠头, 百年裘记药铺的传人裘鸿广中年得女, 名为子衿。幼年失母的子衿, 在一次乡间汇演中, 被一位容貌酷似亡母的上海评弹女演员夏晓珺深深吸引, 并得其偶然指点, 自此在心中种下了艺术的种子。数年后, 子衿凭借天赋与努力考入苏州市评弹团学馆, 成为乡里第一个“吃艺术饭”的城里人, 在时代裹挟下, 这名评弹女子, 从氤氲着江南水汽的苏州书场, 缓缓步入光怪陆离、机遇与挑战并存的国际大都市上海, 滚滚红尘扑面而来
本书是一部以苏州评弹艺术为脉络, 贯穿中国改革开放时代变迁的女性成长史诗。故事发轫于苏州城外古旧的河埠头, 百年裘记药铺的传人裘鸿广中年得女, 名为子衿。幼年失母的子衿, 在一次乡间汇演中, 被一位容貌酷似亡母的上海评弹女演员夏晓珺深深吸引, 并得其偶然指点, 自此在心中种下了艺术的种子。数年后, 子衿凭借天赋与努力考入苏州市评弹团学馆, 成为乡里第一个“吃艺术饭”的城里人, 在时代裹挟下, 这名评弹女子, 从氤氲着江南水汽的苏州书场, 缓缓步入光怪陆离、机遇与挑战并存的国际大都市上海, 滚滚红尘扑面而来
