Bai Jin's novels

Author: Ba Jin
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: In 1979, the author revisited Chateau-Gironde. The school seemed little changed, but he did not see any familiar faces. People talked about the principal Réville and the headmaster Jovine, all memories from decades ago. Someone even smiled as they mentioned Mr. Mond, and the author was struck—immediately recalling the tall Mr. Mond from fifty-one years ago bidding him farewell in the schoolyard. He regretted not being able to continue learning German with him and hoped that upon returning to his homeland, he would not give up his studies. Mr. Mond gave the author a German textbook published in Paris as a souvenir.