This book is a novel by Xi Xi, focusing on an ordinary twelve-story building and the various ordinary yet heartwarming stories that unfold within it. The beautiful building has an elevator that occasionally malfunctions, and the iron gates to the residents are always tightly shut. Such a building symbolizes the modernization of the city. When "I" first moved in, I was filled with wariness. However, this sense of crisis regarding modernization did not prevent "me" from carefully observing the beautiful side of the city. "I" cast a poetic gaze upon the everyday moments that are often overlooked, meticulously depicting the postures of workers washing floor tiles, the steps of women returning home from grocery shopping in the rain, workers carrying bags of rice up the stairs, and vendors pushing wooden carts onto the street selling steaming hot rice noodle rolls… Through the mutual support and care among the residents of the beautiful building, Xi Xi showcases…
本书是西西的一部长篇小说, 聚焦于一座十二层高的普通大厦, 以及大厦里发生的种种平常而温情的故事。美丽大厦设有偶尔失灵的升降机, 住户铁闸时时紧闭。这样的楼房, 象征着城市的现代化。“我”刚迁入时, 对它充满了戒备。然而, 对于现代化的危机感并没有使“我”放弃仔细察看这座城市美丽的一面。“我”对一般人忽视的日常投注了诗意的目光, 仔细描绘了大厦里工人洗擦地砖时的姿态、妇人雨中买菜回家时的步伐、工人掮着米袋爬上楼梯、小贩把木头车推到街上贩卖热气蒸腾的猪肠粉……西西借助美丽大厦居民的守望相助及互相关怀, 展示
本书是西西的一部长篇小说, 聚焦于一座十二层高的普通大厦, 以及大厦里发生的种种平常而温情的故事。美丽大厦设有偶尔失灵的升降机, 住户铁闸时时紧闭。这样的楼房, 象征着城市的现代化。“我”刚迁入时, 对它充满了戒备。然而, 对于现代化的危机感并没有使“我”放弃仔细察看这座城市美丽的一面。“我”对一般人忽视的日常投注了诗意的目光, 仔细描绘了大厦里工人洗擦地砖时的姿态、妇人雨中买菜回家时的步伐、工人掮着米袋爬上楼梯、小贩把木头车推到街上贩卖热气蒸腾的猪肠粉……西西借助美丽大厦居民的守望相助及互相关怀, 展示
