One Day is Like Three Autumns

"One Day is Like Three Autumns" (2021) by Liu Zhengyun became the sixth novel of this Chinese writer translated into Russian. The author refers to the traditions of his hometown, Yanqinjia, and tells about a fairy who comes in dreams to the townspeople to listen to a fresh joke. In this story, dreams penetrate reality, spirits converse with the living, fortune-tellers help find the right path, and the turbulent life of modern China is permeated with a love story that spans millennia. The new novel is characterized by a light style and is written with a humor unique to Liu Zhengyun.