This book collects thirteen short stories and novellas by Ge Fei, mostly published around the turn of the millennium. It includes renowned works such as "Mona Lisa's Smile," "The Feeling of the Rainy Season," and "Ma Yulan's Birthday Gift," as well as lesser-known gems like "The Counterfeit," "Awakening," and "Swinging." The title story, "The Ring Flower," tells of journalist Ding Xiaoman who, while investigating the murder of a young girl, encounters a pitiful young boy and is moved by his unfortunate background and fate, prompting her to reflect on the role of the media in social events. University students, journalists, teachers, businessmen, monks, eccentrics… these diverse characters in Ge Fei's novels, carrying their own philosophical reflections and those of an entire era, are shrouded in the endless irony of fate, captivating yet cruel.
本书收录了格非大多发表于千禧年前后的中短篇小说十三部。其中既包括《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》《雨季的感觉》《马玉兰的生日礼物》等名篇, 也不乏《赝品》《苏醒》《打秋千》等尚未被更多人熟知的佳作。同名短篇《戒指花》讲述的是记者丁小曼报道调查一则少女遇害的新闻过程中, 偶然认识了一个可怜的小男孩, 动情于他不幸的身世和命运, 由此对媒体在社会事件中的作用产生反思。大学生、记者、教师、商人、僧人、怪人……格非小说中的这些众生相, 携带着自身以及对一整个时代的哲思, 氤氲在命运的无尽玩笑之中, 迷人而残忍。
本书收录了格非大多发表于千禧年前后的中短篇小说十三部。其中既包括《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》《雨季的感觉》《马玉兰的生日礼物》等名篇, 也不乏《赝品》《苏醒》《打秋千》等尚未被更多人熟知的佳作。同名短篇《戒指花》讲述的是记者丁小曼报道调查一则少女遇害的新闻过程中, 偶然认识了一个可怜的小男孩, 动情于他不幸的身世和命运, 由此对媒体在社会事件中的作用产生反思。大学生、记者、教师、商人、僧人、怪人……格非小说中的这些众生相, 携带着自身以及对一整个时代的哲思, 氤氲在命运的无尽玩笑之中, 迷人而残忍。
