尘埃落定

by A Lai

A powerful Tibetan old chieftain made his Han ethnic group wife pregnant after drinking and she gave birth to a son that was mentally challenged. The stupid son was incompatible with real life but he had premonition and behaviors that were beyond the age. While other chieftains growing poppy, the stupid son suddenly suggested growing wheat. Later opium oversupplied and was left without anybody to care for it. And many famine refugees joined the stupid son for shelter, and the territory and population of their family reached its peak, and the stupid son thus married a beautiful wife and opened up the first border trade fair in that region. But when the stupid son returned to the chieftain's household, the war inside the family about right of inheritance unfolded.

472 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

Reviews

[KQC · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

感觉在中国看这本书会比较好
在国外看氛围不对 有点感受不到作者想表达的“普遍性”

[Irene Huang · Rating 5 out of 5]

《尘埃落定》通过一个被称为“傻子”的土司少爷的视角，讲述了藏族土司制度由兴盛走向衰亡的历史过程。主人公看似愚钝，却比所有自以为聪明的人更能看透人性和时代的走向。当权力、财富、仇恨和欲望在历史洪流中逐渐崩塌时，人们才发现，曾经拼命争夺的一切终将归于平静。阿来借这部作品告诉我们：真正的智慧不在于算计和争夺，而在于看清时代的趋势，保持内心的清醒与善良。当历史翻过一页，所有辉煌与纷争都不过如尘埃般缓缓落定。