"There is no long endless night" appeared Xu Wei's lyrics, and he is also Dong Jiangwei's favorite singer.
He listened to Xu Wei's song and drove the Yunnan-Tibet line, listened to the stories of the truck drivers on the way to dinner, and wrote the story of his own experience during the trip - "There Is No Long Endless Night"
This book contains 9 short stories, and this book vividly outlines a real and diverse life in the world, focusing on all kinds of small people.
In these stories, you will meet various characters such as truck drivers, IT men, cooks, strangers, etc., whose lives seem ordinary, but through the plot reversal, the story ends in an unexpected way, which left a deep impression on me.
You will find that except for "The Sword and the Gun", which writes about the ancient Qi family's army, the other stories take place in modern times, and this vibrant city has become the stage for the lives of these little people.
Among them are reclusive southerners who have fled the city, young men with dreams living in pavilions, middle-aged men reminiscing about the past in bars, young people living in pavilions with dreams, and truck drivers who suddenly disappear on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Each of them struggles to find themselves in their lives.
The novel is infused with trivial memories around us, mixed with the ambiguous emotions of men and women, and fleeting beautiful moments.
Because these elements give the story a strong urban atmosphere, close to daily life.
Dong Jiangwei himself said that these characters in his pen more or less have his own shadow, or some of them are the people he wants to be.
It's just that he wants to escape from the original environment, return to the mountains and forests, and use the past to pay for reality.
The people he came into contact with in the media during his ten years are just the tip of the iceberg in the world.
"There Is No Long Endless Night" is a haunting novel.
Through the delicately depicted stories of small people, the author successfully explores the light in life.
The plot reversal and unexpected ending of the story are impressive.
The author's text is poetic, humorous, and keeps the reader enchanted.
This book provokes reflections on the uncertainty of life and evokes a desire for self-search.
It reminds us to pay attention to the trivial memories in life, cherish the fleeting moments, and bring us the emotional experience of suspense and searching.
Therefore, I highly recommend "No Long Endless Night" to all readers who love realistic novels, so that we can embark on this journey of the little people who seek the light.