Zeng Guofan (3 volumes)

Author: Tang Haoming
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Representative works of contemporary Chinese famous writers. Tang Haoming, born in 1946, is from Hengyang, Hunan. He graduated from the Hydraulic Department of East China Institute of Water Conservancy in 1970 and completed his postgraduate studies in the Chinese Department of Central China Normal University in 1982. Currently, he is an editor of Yue Lu Publishing House. He has written long historical novels such as Zeng Guofan, Yang Du, and Zhang Zhidong, as well as works like Tang Haoming's Annotations on Zeng Guofan's Family Letters and Tang Haoming's Annotations on Zeng Guofan's Memos. "To be an official, read Zeng Guofan; to be a businessman, read Hu Xueyan." This book portrays both Zeng Guofan's literary and military strategies, as well as his interpersonal skills and life attitudes. It covers both his struggles and successes, his periods of favor and disfavor. Zeng Guofan's winning tactics in warfare, his principles for military and administrative governance, his unique philosophy of life and conduct, his cultural refinement and personal taste—all are vividly depicted in the book. Historical novels are rare, and excellent long historical novels are even rarer. After reading this book, you will surely benefit from it.