River and the Other Shore
by 灵坡居士
A tragicomedy and elegy about a bygone era and its generation. Recommended as a window into contemporary Chinese business and jianghu culture, especially for readers interested in the history of reform and opening-up, it depicts the social changes and human nature over forty years of China's reform and opening-up. It has sparked discussions in commercial real estate and literary circles, with some practitioners believing it reveals the original sin of the industry and the game of human nature. Its uniqueness lies in the author's dual identity (business elite + poet), the epic span of forty years, and the deconstruction and reconstruction of the concept of 'jianghu' in modern society. Author bio: A third-generation poetry critic, poet, and founder of experiential poetry. Scholar Zhang Qinghua mentioned in his book 'Trends in Chinese Contemporary Avant-garde Literary Thought' that his poetry 'cuts through the surface of reality with a cold blade.' Cross-border, silence, and return: After the 1990s, he faded out of the poetry scene for nearly 30 years, returning to poetry and literary creation in recent years (post-COVID). He once served as the director of the Commercial Real Estate Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce's Real Estate Chamber, and as the dean of the Asia-Pacific Commercial Real Estate Institute. He has received honors such as 'China Commercial Real Estate Innovation Figure Award', 'China Commercial Real Estate Person of the Year Award', and 'China Commercial Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award'.
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