莲花

by Anni Baobei, 庆山

Shansheng and Qingzhao travel to a remote Tibetan village where Shansheng’s boyhood friend teaches. The lives of the characters emerge in flashback: he a highly successful professional but city-sick, she a sufferer of a similar ailment. As the novel progresses, Shansheng and Qingzhao try to define their lives outside of the stifling conventions of modern Chinese society.

Genres: China, Literature, Fiction

235 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

About the author

Anni Baobei (安妮宝贝), or Annie Baby, real name Li Jie, is the most talked about and widely read female author in China, nicknamed ‘Flower in the Dark’ since her stories detail the loneliness and isolation of Chinese urbanites. Her candid yet sensitive reflections on contemporary city life have significantly influenced the generation of Chinese readers born during and after the 1980s. ‘I write for kindred souls,’ she once said.

Annie Baobei made her debut with the short story collection Goodbye Vivien, which sold over half a million copies, and followed up with the bestselling novels The Flower across the Bank and Two and Three Matters.

Her current bestselling novel, Lotus, is an emotionally charged love story set in Tibet. It has sold over half a million copies, and was the bestselling novel in China for weeks after it was published. She lives in Beijing, writing novels and essays as well as contributing regularly to Chinese magazines including Harvest, Writers and Elle.

2014年6月16日，安妮宝贝在她个人的微博上宣布，“安妮宝贝”改笔名“庆山”。
In 2014, Annie Baobei announced on her Weibo, "Anni Baobei changes pen name into Qing Shan"

Reviews

[Rachel Zhang · Rating 4 out of 5]

看着看着就有种心疼到死的感觉

[Celine · Rating 3 out of 5]

安妮宝贝是在用散文式的烂漫笔触写小说，让人仅仅对文字本身都有看了心疼都感觉。

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

第四遍看这本书。喜欢看小说里人物的轨迹。去雅鲁藏普大峡谷之前就知道墨脱，看了这本小说。内河有任性的一生，善生是我无法选择的理性之路。安妮宝贝经常喜欢写这样两个人物。但其实归根结底这是一个人。希望过完善生的生活后，有机会能过内河的生活。

[Chaimiyouyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

20190420- 20190421. 在桂林路上和阳朔糖舍的阳台上读完这本脱俗城市万物的书。心静，能清晰地感觉到自己的呼吸，鸟叫，山树的气息。觉得自己活的应该再简单一点，却不知道是否有足够的勇气主动把自己推向峡谷。

[E.T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

理解不到 看不懂

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little pretentious

[The Child]

高中时候读的，当时没懂，现在才明白。女主角任自己血淋淋的伤口暴露在空气中，还时不时自己拿匕首捅上几刀; 男主直接在自己血淋淋未经消毒处理的伤口上盖上一个破破烂烂的创口贴，任自己的伤口在创口贴下腐烂发臭。