*2022 TLA Golden Book Award

This novel, set on a subway platform and opening on the scene of a commuter who had jumped to their death in front of arriving train, is a brilliant exposé on the meaning of life in our modern era. The head of the subway company engaged in helping others resolve their problems, yet he finds himself frustratingly incapable of resolving his own. In addressing chronic work stresses, long-term care, interpersonal communications, depression, social bullying, and other prevalent current social issues, Chih-ho Ho shares, “Although this book has quite a lot of death, my focus in the narrative is on the opposite. I consider how we should all continue living.”