There are mountains and valleys/有山有谷

This book contains seven novels, including "The Man on the Toon Tree", "The Coast", "The Fox's Gloves", "There Are Mountains and Valleys", etc., which are the representative works of the young writer Cui Jun so far. The works focus on human relationships, especially the intimate relationships such as father and daughter, mother and son, husband and wife, lovers, and besties. The stories are structured with solid life details to explore the subtle tensions in them. Cui Jun's novel world is sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed. It describes how the characters are bruised and yearning in the struggle with life, presenting the author's overall observation and thinking on the contemporary Chinese urban (town) life and the changes in concepts. The novel collection contains many award-winning works, which have been praised by writers and critics such as Li Jingze, Zhang Qinghua, Alai, and He Ping.

本书收录小说七篇,包括《椿树上的人》《海岸》《狐狸的手套》《有山有谷》等, 是青年作家崔君迄今的代表作品。作品聚焦人的关系, 特别是父女、母子、夫妻、情侣、闺蜜这样的亲密关系, 以扎实的生活细节结构故事, 探寻其中不易察觉的张力。崔君的小说世界时而紧张, 时而松弛, 书写人物在与生活的搏斗中是如何遍体鳞伤又心存向往, 呈现出作者对当代中国城市( 镇) 生活及观念变迁的整体性观察和思索。小说集中包含多篇获奖作品, 得到李敬泽、张清华、阿来、何平等作家、评论家的赞赏。