Children of the 20th Century's confusion

Author: Wu Yue-tian (Translated by Goring Wu)
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: To understand Confucius, one cannot help but learn about his seventy-two disciples. To recognize the true nature of literary and intellectual masters, it might be worthwhile to start by getting to know their disciples. As the saying goes, "No one can pretend to be a hero in the hands of their subordinates." This means that servants and disciples, who attend to daily life, have a thorough understanding of a person's life. It is impossible for them to pretend to be holy or great. The Wandering Children of the 20th Century tells the stories of the conflicts, relationships, and rivalries between famous French writers and scholars such as France, Moras, Cocteau, Breton, Gide, Sartre, and Foucault, and their disciples. It vividly portrays the masters' everyday lives. What may make some readers uncomfortable is that most of these masters had intimate relationships with their closest disciples, and as a result, the book plays a certain role in "destroying idols." However, only real idols are worth worshiping. Let the storm that reveals the true faces of idols rage even fiercer! The intellectual masters of the 20th century attracted many young people to their sides, who became their confidants or adopted children. These "disciples," who had experienced family tragedies and dreamed of becoming writers, were imaginative individuals, and their turbulent lives often ended in tragedy.