Wang Gang 
English 

The novel describes a special era of material and spiritual scarcity. In Urumqi at the foot of Tianshan Mountains, young boys and girls met an English teacher who is like a martyr. His kindness and grace influenced the teenage boy named Liu Ai, endowing him a special affection for "English". The boy”s dream is to have a thick English dictionary and to be able to speak pure "English" like his English teacher. From then on, the English teacher and the boy embark a touching and sad life together. When civilization adds illusory meaning because of its rarity, adults suppress their yearning for civilization under the unification of blue and green, while a teenager persistently pursues the sacred elegance and sincerity in his mind. Under his keen, restless and bold eyes, a series of hidden events and complex minds emerge one by one.