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Knowing each other's stories—even the most private details—doesn't equate with the true intimacy of having "someone to talk to." The two distinct sections of Liu's (Remembering 1942) latest Anglophone-friendly novel present two such lonely men whose seemingly unrelated lives share a similar longing for sustained connection and empathic understanding. The first half introduces teenager Yang Baishun, a tofu peddler's son who repeatedly reinvents himsel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More