简介：Thisisthestoryofhowacoalminerborntoapeasantfamily,advancedhiscareerbymeansfairorfoul,andhowthedemandsofsuccesscandistortasoulandchangeaperson'shumanity.Inthemid1980s,SongChangyu,apeasant'ssonworkinginastate-runcoalmine,triesanymeanshecanthinkoftowintheheartoftheminingdirector'sdaughter,forwhichtheminedirectorfireshim.Thisplantstheseedofhatredinhisheart.Later,hesuccessfullycourtsthedaughteroftheRedCoalYardVillageparty’ssecretary,andbecomesthedirectorofthevillage-runcoalmine.Now,rollinginmoney,desiresgrowandtheevilemergesinhisheart.Thisnovelpaintsasubtle,detailedpictureofprotagonistSongChangyu'saspirations,struggles,vengeance,andfallfromgrace.Theauthorisintimatelyfamiliarwithlifeincoalmines,andinhiswritingwefindapoisethatbearstheseburdensasthoughtheywereweightless.Hetakesusonaleisurelystrollthroughtheirworldthatwillleaveyouamazed.Hisdescriptionofthecoalminer'slifeismatchless,givingusaliving,breathing,red-bloodedportraitoftheirexperience.…