The Seventh Day

[Author] Yu Hua

[Publisher] New Star Press

[Synopsis]

The novel chronicles what an ordinary man, Yang Fei, sees and hears during the seven days after his death. Throughout these seven days, from the perspective of a departed soul journeying between reality and the afterlife, he encounters his divorced wife, the adoptive father who raised him, and various marginalized people at the grassroots of society. In an absurd yet heartwarming manner, the work outlines the bizarre phenomena of contemporary society alongside the enduring warmth of human nature.