Selections from the Classic Works of Ba Jin

Author: Ba Jin
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: "Reading a million books makes writing as effortless as having a divine touch." We believe that through reading this series of authoritative, well-curated, and practical books, it will not only help primary and secondary school students with their in-class and extracurricular learning and exams but also enhance their scientific and humanities literacy, laying a solid foundation for the comprehensive improvement of their Chinese proficiency and lifelong development. Family depicts the story of a feudal family in Chengdu during the post-May Fourth Movement era, heading toward collapse. The narrative focuses on the eight or nine months from winter 1920 to autumn 1921, exposing the evils of the feudal autocratic system, tearing apart the intrigue hidden beneath the facade of familial warmth, revealing the debauchery and shamelessness of the so-called "poetry and rites"-based feudal family, and portraying the awakening and resistance of a new generation of youth influenced by new ideas, therebying the inevitable collapse of this feudal family.