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Northern Drift: A Collection of Short Stories by Xu Zechen
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Categories: metropolis
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A masterpiece of short stories by the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize! I have wanted to leave Beijing countless times, but I can't let go of myself who is still burning for my dreams! Outside the train station is crowded with northern drifters who sleep in the square at night, they come to Beijing to make money and want to live a good life; the roadside stalls are surrounded by a group of young people who just got off from work, they eat spicy hot pot, drink Yanjing beer, and are full of thoughts about the future; the rented houses are filled with old people who come to visit their sons, they...