Contending with Heaven

"""Half a Move Above Providence!"" This mysterious book, repeatedly mentioned in In the Name of the People, serves as a key plot element. Recommended by Zhou Meisen in his preface! A newly revised edition of the fiction masterpiece by Jiao Jian, the drama's chief plot designer, now features fifty thousand additional words.
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A Go-obsessed man, finding no opponents, hallucinates a match against Providence on a stormy, snowy night, setting up an exquisite game... This book collects seven representative stories by Jiao Jian: ""Contending with Heaven,"" ""Swift Horse,"" ""Lofty Man,"" ""Fate's Jest,"" ""Rare Stamp,"" ""Saint,"" and ""The Demon Gate.""
""As my decades-long friend, Jiao Jian possesses grandeur both in character and writing. 'Swift Horse' is dashing, while 'Contending with Heaven' achieves 'half a move above Providence'-truly awe-inspiring, captivating every reader. My profound impression of Contending with Heaven, one of Jiao Jian's finest works, led me to weave it into the formation of Qi Tongwei's character in In the Name of the People. Qi Tongwei admired Contending with Heaven, yet he only half understood it, sealing his inevitable downfall. This single volume teaches people to understand heaven, earth, and life itself. I sincerely urge everyone to read Contending with Heaven carefully.""
-Zhou Meisen
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