Society Doesn’t Understand Us…

Tang Chao is 15 years old and is now a best selling author. He is part of what they are calling China’s “Generation Z”. Tang’s book, Give Me Back The Dream, chronicles a dark tale of unrequited teenage love, conflict with parents and adolescent suicide.

According to the Guardian article, Tang is just telling the story of people he knows. We are the post-Nineties generation and society doesn’t understand us.”

“In Tang's book, one character kills himself by jumping from the top of his apartment block after a row with his ambitious parents, who have banned him from pursuing a love affair with a schoolmate for fear it could damage his exam results. Young fans of the author said he was describing something many of them felt.”

To read the article click here.