Rosary

This is a book we are grateful to have encountered and hope to encounter again and again.
Legendary Work. Chung Ling-ling's "The Rosary" - Newly Revised in 2024

"And believe that in the wasted times, there must be precious parts."

Chung Ling-ling's classic work "The Rosary" was first published in 1997. Its unique writing style influenced generations of Hong Kong writers. "The Rosary" has been out of print for many years, during which Chung Ling-ling rewrote it multiple times, finally presenting it to readers in its newly revised form in 2024.

"The Rosary" tells of the learning of the young scholar Wen Sheng, the experiences of Yang Gui-zhi and Wang Mei-li, and the writing of Xu Liang-qin. Wen Sheng, in his learning, is deeply perplexed whether to help or to save, but as long as it is genuine, it is a recognizable and deeply experienced life. What Yang Gui-zhi experiences through time is death and transfiguration. Wang Mei-li, in long-held suspense, wishes for love and grace, forevermore. Xu Liang-qin believes that literature, as a form of emotional education, is always beautiful.

Like the pattern of a smooth fabric. From every single thread. Tracing back the branches and roots of the knot. It is said that harmonious joy originates from turbulent wounds. All the dots once left on the smooth fabric. All, under the long-lasting frolic of the rose shape. Recede to. The back. Of the pattern. The weaker the direct connection between the rose shape and nature. The greater the hidden tension. In these brief and clear tapping sounds. Everything turns inward.
——〈Motif and Metaphor〉

I believe that literature, as a form of emotional education, is always beautiful. Its multifaceted nature makes me deeply convinced that there are indeed inexhaustible things in life.
——〈Her Literary Ambition〉

You call my name, as if only the flesh is imprisoned, like wild beasts in the forest, emitting cries of sorrow.
Fear not, for all that is exiled, will, in the distance, end, in the vast wilderness, and there will be a return, to home.
——〈Fear Not〉