The Last 22 Years of Zhou Zuoren

Author: Geng Chuanming
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The unique and rugged spiritual journey and life of Zhou Zuoren throughout his life constitute an indispensable presence in the history of 20th-century Chinese culture. This book focuses on portraying his life journey after 1945, presenting many fresh details that leave readers pondering deeply. 20th-century China was marked by both disasters and uncertainties, yet also brimmed with change and hope. Both of these aspects were perfectly embodied in the Chinese intellectuals of the time. Intellectuals were the epitome of 20th-century China; dissecting intellectuals was dissecting 20th-century China; analyzing intellectuals was analyzing 20th-century China. This is the very reason our book exists, and it is also the reason that ensures readers can seriously examine the 20th century in China through the fate of Chinese intellectuals. The unique and rugged spiritual journey and life trajectory of Zhou Zuoren throughout his life constitute an indispensable presence in the history of 20th-century Chinese culture. This book focuses on portraying his life journey after 1945, where they dialectically blend sorrow and optimism. In this series, sorrow is the sorrow of optimism, and optimism is optimism amid sorrow. Many fresh details leave readers pondering deeply upon finishing the book.