《空山》描寫了上個(gè)世紀(jì)50年代末期到90年代初，發(fā)生在一個(gè)叫機(jī)村的藏族村莊里的6個(gè)故事，主要人物有近三十個(gè)�！犊丈健酚伞峨S風(fēng)飄散》和《天火》兩部分組成，《隨風(fēng)飄散》寫了私生子格拉與有些癡呆的母親相依為命，受盡屈辱，*后含冤而死。《天火》寫了在一場森林大火中，巫師多吉看到wen革中周圍世界發(fā)生的種種變化。

　　HollowMountaintellsthestoryofJivillage,andtheeventsthatoccurredtherebetweentheendofthe1950sandthebeginningofthe1990s.Thisbookisthefirstpartofthetrilogy.

　　AsChinateeteredatthebrinkofanoncomingeraofmadnessandmassconfusion,achildnamedGela,abright

　　youngsoulaspureasthedrivensnow,meetsalonelydeath.TheboysdeathisonlythebeginningofthedisasterawaitingJivillage.Severalyearslater,ahugewildfireignitestheforestssurroundingthetinysettlement.Amidstthebestialfuryoftheflames,awebofconnectedstoriesemerges…

　　Theauthor,Alai,deftlyweavestogethercomplexthemes:therelationshipsbetweenhumanityandnature,the

　　massivesocialchangethatmarksthecomingofanewepochforaminorityethnicity,andtheexcessesofthe

　　CulturalRevolution,whichisrepresentedinthenovelbyadevastatingforestfire.