Great Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature. The Ba Jin Collection

Author: Xu Jianhui, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: There are five editing characteristics of this "Great Series of Modern Chinese Literature Treasures":
1. Illustrations and text
2. Texts written by writers about their own lives, either autobiographies or self-descriptions
3. Self-critical sections, such as talks on creative experiences or self-assessments
4. Selected essays, or novels, or poems, or dramas, or miscellaneous writings, varying from person to person. The selected eight renowned writers include Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She, Bing Xin, Zhu Ziqing, Xu Deshan, and Wen Yiduo, with three of them having two volumes each, while the others have one volume each. In today's abundant publishing landscape, for young people eager to read, the question of where to start has become a major issue. If not handled properly, indiscriminate reading or picking up whatever is available may waste time, and the actual (gains) remain questionable. Finding some good books to read is indeed a good approach. By "good books," there are two meanings: one is the works of masters, and the other is masterpieces.