Suwei is a teenage hermit with an overprotective mother and an addiction to video games. One day, another young man penetrates Suwei's hermetically sealed existence, and the two wander deep into the labyrinth of Diablo's virtual world. As Suwei and this enigmatic interloper, Li Wen, form an unspoken bond, secrets are laid bare, layer by layer: the damage done to Suwei and his mother's guilt, and Li Wen's own gruesome past. These two boys, neither of whom ever really grew up, find themselves on a collision course, drawn inexorably together by an undeniable truth: There is no escaping a mother's love. Yang Hao was born in Shanxi and grew up in Beijing. She studied film and art history and is now pursuing a PhD in comparative literature at Trinity College Dublin. In Chinese, she has published an essay collection, Into Renaissance, and two novels, Novel Noir and Diablo's Boys. Her debut novel, Novel Noir, was shortlisted for the Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Award in 2019. She currently
