Rush to the Dead Summer
Rush to the Dead Summer (Chinese: 夏至未至) is a novel written by Guo Jingming about several young students, and it was among Guo's most popular stories of true love. The full name of the novel is 1995-2005 Rush to the Dead Summer. There are three editions of the novel. It was first published in 2006. It was published by Chunfeng Literature and Art Press.
Characters
- Li Xia - A common girl born in a not wealthy family.
- Fu Xiaosi - Li Xia's friend,likes drawing and finally become a famous painter.
- Lu Zhiang - A friend of Li Xia and Fu Xiaosi,likes painting and drawing.
- Yu Jian - Li Xia's best girl friend.
- Cheng Qiqi - Li Xia's former friend,but finally betrayed her.
- Qing Tian - A boy in love with Cheng Qiqi.
- Duan Qiao [1]
Synopsis
The story was set in an imaginary city called Qian Chuan. The author uses ten years as the timeline, describing the doubt of the youth who are in secondary school and just entered the society.The novel begins in a ciry known for tall camphor trees. The youth study in the high school and the story begins in a warm summer. Lu Zhiang used to be an outgoing and kind boy,but after his mother died of cancel,he changed into a silent boy. Fu Xiaosi becomes a well-known artist because of the Jingchuan Art Competition. Li Xia,who likes Fu, finally wins the affection of Fu. After the education, they all part company each going his own way. Li Xia goes to Beijing for further study with Fu, Lu Zhiang goes to Japan and Cheng Qiqi goes to Shanghai. The world of adults is complete.They fight for their dreams and pursue their further. However, in face of Lu"imprison, Cheng's betral, Li's departure...They are faced with incredible problems. Everyone is changing and they become doubtful about the pure of love and the origin of friendship.[2]
Quotations
The incidents which we considered had happened never happened. The people who we conceived we had loved, however, loved us forever.[3]
Drama adaption
An upcoming TV adaption of the novel is set to be released in 2017, starring idol-actors Zheng Shuang and Chen Xuedong as Li Xia and Fu Xiaosi respectively.