"Grassmen" is Cai Chongda's new collection of short and medium-length novels after "Skin" and "Destiny", and the final masterpiece of the Dongshi Town trilogy. Different from the unforgettable essay collection "Skin" and the tear-jerking novel "Destiny", "Grassmen" looks back at Dongshi Town in southern Fujian, a hometown full of warmth and history, with a style close to the earth, focusing on people as tenacious as weeds. "Why do we live endlessly, and on what basis do we live endlessly?" The book tells 7 mysterious stories intertwined with divinity and humanity. With the method of group portraits, the touching stories of three generations of villagers, old, middle-aged and young, are unfolded, and together they weave into an endless song of life in Dongshi Town. Everyone can see the shadow of themselves or the people around them in "Grassmen" - frustrated middle-aged men, confused young people, mothers who struggle to support their offspring... Their tenacity and vitality are exactly the high-spirited energy we need in this confused and impermanent present. Every struggle is great, and everyone who struggles desperately deserves to be seen. Even if you live like a blade of grass, you should have a name. Everyone is a commoner, and everyone is his own hero. After reading "Cao Min", a reader said: This book seems to tell me - I know where you come from, I know your background, and I understand your feelings. If you often miss your hometown but are drifting away, I recommend you to read "Cao Min" - every scattered and rootless person can find his own shadow in this book. A book welcomes you home.
《草民》是蔡崇达继《皮囊》《命运》之后全新的中短篇小说集，东石镇三部曲收官力作。不同于刻骨铭心的散文集《皮囊》，催人泪下的长篇小说《命运》；《草民》以贴近大地的风格，回望闽南东石镇这一充满温情与历史的故土，聚焦如野草般坚韧的人们“我们为什么生生不息，我们凭什么生生不息。”全书讲述了7个神性与人性交织的玄妙故事。以人物群像的手法，展开老中青三代乡亲的感人故事，共同编织成一支生生不息的东石镇生命之歌。每个人能从《草民》中看见自己或身边人的影子一失意的中年男子、迷茫的年轻人、奋力托举后代的母亲们…他们身上的坚韧和生命力，正是这个迷茫而充满无常的当下，我们所需要的昂扬能量。每一种挣扎都是伟大的，每一个拼命挣扎的人都值得被看到。即使生如草芥，也当有名有姓。谁都是草民，谁也是自己的英雄。读完《草民》，有读者说：这本书好像告诉我——我知道你的来处，我熟知你的底色，我理解你的感受。如果你也时常想念家乡、却又飘零在外，推荐你看《草民》——每一个离散的无根之人都能在这本书中找到自己的影子。一本书欢迎你回家。
《草民》是蔡崇达继《皮囊》《命运》之后全新的中短篇小说集，东石镇三部曲收官力作。不同于刻骨铭心的散文集《皮囊》，催人泪下的长篇小说《命运》；《草民》以贴近大地的风格，回望闽南东石镇这一充满温情与历史的故土，聚焦如野草般坚韧的人们“我们为什么生生不息，我们凭什么生生不息。”全书讲述了7个神性与人性交织的玄妙故事。以人物群像的手法，展开老中青三代乡亲的感人故事，共同编织成一支生生不息的东石镇生命之歌。每个人能从《草民》中看见自己或身边人的影子一失意的中年男子、迷茫的年轻人、奋力托举后代的母亲们…他们身上的坚韧和生命力，正是这个迷茫而充满无常的当下，我们所需要的昂扬能量。每一种挣扎都是伟大的，每一个拼命挣扎的人都值得被看到。即使生如草芥，也当有名有姓。谁都是草民，谁也是自己的英雄。读完《草民》，有读者说：这本书好像告诉我——我知道你的来处，我熟知你的底色，我理解你的感受。如果你也时常想念家乡、却又飘零在外，推荐你看《草民》——每一个离散的无根之人都能在这本书中找到自己的影子。一本书欢迎你回家。
