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In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he's sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he's called "Four Eyes" and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he's made to carry muck up a mountainside, make bricks, saw logs, and sing daily to Chairman Mao of his faults. There's camaraderie among the five youths, especially with a young pickpocket named Baimao, and Tian is also drawn to a silent monk who cares for him when he falls ill and the others expect him to die. The camp is remote, so there are no fences or walls. Tian longs to escape.
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40세처럼 보이는 7살짜리 아이가 등교를 거부한다. 이유는 자신이 모르는 것을 배우기 싫어서이다. 그는 뒤바뀐 문장과 논리적인 주장을 통하여 허황되게 들리기도 하는 철학적이고, 실제적이고, 종교적인 사고 구조를 드러낸다.
