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tree's melancholy
tree's melancholy
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"The melancholy of this generation is the melancholy of the tree; the melancholy of the previous generation is the melancholy of the deer. An animal sets out on the road, leaps with all four hooves, and is naked. It is almost impossible to turn back. It doesn't have much luggage, so it moves here and reluctantly gives up. . ”
This is a novel about Hong Kong and Taiwan.
After 2019, with the turmoil of social movements and drastic changes in the international political situation, Taiwan has taken on a new meaning for Hong Kong people: it is a community, a safe haven, a utopia, and it may also be a stopping point for leaving again. "The Melancholy of Trees" writes about the complex psychology of people drifting between Hong Kong and Taiwan after 2019: staying and leaving, being silent and retaining memories, every choice is difficult. Hong Kong people who have settled in Taiwan due to exile, study, immigration, or marriage, face cultural conflicts in a foreign place, inner guilt after leaving, encounter the impact of more diverse and conflicting political differences, feel out of place or blend in, and how to adjust in between.
"Until you discover that all the rights, care and love that people have may be like a mirage formed by the colorful and intertwined stickers of thoughts and opinions behind each computer or mobile phone case of roommates. So beautiful, and so easy to use Broken, often replaced." - "Wild Cat"
"Before a person is about to lose his freedom or even die, he must first defend his insignificant but profound value, sometimes dignity, sometimes memory, sometimes regret, and sometimes shame." - "Journal"
"How do we translate our language so that we can reach the distance?" - <Lover>
※Affixed with the book is a postcard "Send to a Distance"
No matter where you are at any time.
Write down your blessings, prayers or thoughts to relatives and friends far away and send them.
This is a novel about Hong Kong and Taiwan.
After 2019, with the turmoil of social movements and drastic changes in the international political situation, Taiwan has taken on a new meaning for Hong Kong people: it is a community, a safe haven, a utopia, and it may also be a stopping point for leaving again. "The Melancholy of Trees" writes about the complex psychology of people drifting between Hong Kong and Taiwan after 2019: staying and leaving, being silent and retaining memories, every choice is difficult. Hong Kong people who have settled in Taiwan due to exile, study, immigration, or marriage, face cultural conflicts in a foreign place, inner guilt after leaving, encounter the impact of more diverse and conflicting political differences, feel out of place or blend in, and how to adjust in between.
"Until you discover that all the rights, care and love that people have may be like a mirage formed by the colorful and intertwined stickers of thoughts and opinions behind each computer or mobile phone case of roommates. So beautiful, and so easy to use Broken, often replaced." - "Wild Cat"
"Before a person is about to lose his freedom or even die, he must first defend his insignificant but profound value, sometimes dignity, sometimes memory, sometimes regret, and sometimes shame." - "Journal"
"How do we translate our language so that we can reach the distance?" - <Lover>
※Affixed with the book is a postcard "Send to a Distance"
No matter where you are at any time.
Write down your blessings, prayers or thoughts to relatives and friends far away and send them.
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