Song of the Sad Café – Zhu Shaolin (朱少麟)

At the Eslite bookstore I came across a new edition of this book and decided to introduce it to you, because it holds special meaning for me personally.

This first novel by Zhu Shaolin (朱少麟) marked the beginning of my reading of novels! The book portrays the lives of a group of young people, each carrying a private sorrow in their heart, and explores different philosophies of life and values. Whether it is joy or sorrow, being bound or being carefree, everything always revolves around one thing: the heart. In depicting human nature and the search for the heart, Zhu Shaolin has created a novel that matures within the reader, drawing them back to it again and again, to reflect and to project their own feelings onto it.

We warmly invite you to borrow this book from the Prague Traditional Chinese library. However, we have an older edition, not the new one shown in the photo. Perhaps this book, too, can open the way to your own reading journey!