Fu Lei and Fu Cong

Author: Ye Yonglie
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Regarding this book, the author has written an essay titled "On Fu Lei's Family Letters." The author interviewed twenty-three of Fu Lei's close friends who were alive during his time, and conducted extensive interviews and deeper research on individuals associated with Fu Lei, as well as his family and hometown. Therefore, to interpret the background of this book, we must examine it from the perspective of his background and his family. In other words, the author comments on this "Fu Lei's Family Letters" from the angle of an interviewer rather than a book critic. "Fu Lei's Family Letters" has been published over a million copies and has had a broad impact on readers. However, what kind of father-son duo were Fu Lei and Fu Cong, and why did Fu Lei pour his heart and soul into writing "Fu Lei's Family Letters"? This book "Fu Lei and Fu Cong" provides a detailed answer. Fu Lei and Fu Cong were a unique father-son duo: after Fu Lei was labeled a rightist, it led to Fu Cong's departure; and Fu Cong's departure, in turn, led to Fu Lei and his wife taking their own lives under the brutal political persecution during the "Cultural Revolution." This chain of tragic events is the true background behind the creation of "Fu Lei's Family Letters!" The author of this book interviewed Fu Cong as well as his younger brother Fu Min, and also spoke with over twenty other relatives and friends of Fu Lei, compiling this book with a wealth of firsthand materials.