Xiao Hong's Autobiography

Author: Xiao Hong
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This series is quite different from the "Elephant Figures Focus Series." In the "Focus Series," the described figures are objective subjects, allowing authors to adopt their own perspectives and viewpoints to observe and scan them, then narrate them in a relatively free manner. In such circumstances, the subjective color of the author inevitably determines the narrative role and language, so the figures they focus on are often the "one" in their hearts rather than the complete truth of the person. Additionally, due to the limited length of the series, the life of a described figure, their rich and varied aspects, cannot be fully presented. Now, the "Elephant Figures Self-Narrative Series" will make up for such shortcomings. In this series, the chosen figures are no longer objects of focus or scanning by others, but narrators who tell their own lives to readers. Compared to the "Focus Series," it may make readers feel more intimate. Because it can serve as a personalized history reading material and also become a more valuable cultural reading material beyond textbooks. In recent years, writing autobiographies and memoirs is no longer the exclusive privilege of individuals, nor is it a daunting path. Anyone, regardless of their profession or the fate they have encountered, can pick up a pen, record their experiences, and leave a piece of witness for history. Undoubtedly, as a large number of autobiographies and memoirs are published one after another, people's understanding of history will gradually become more three-dimensional. The "Elephant Figures Self-Narrative Series" will join this historical reflection in its own way. The figures chosen for the "Elephant Figures Self-Narrative Series" will start with the cultural field and gradually expand to other areas, striving to use illustrations and text to fully present the life trajectories and spiritual worlds of people from all walks of life over the years, working together with the "Elephant Figures Focus Series." This book is a collection of prose, novels, and poems by Xiao Hong. It includes works such as "Fragments of Emotion," "Overnight," "Early Winter," "Back Garden," "Old Masters and Young Masters," "The Dream of an Advertising Executive," "Making a Living," "Loan Shop," "Thirteen Days," and "The Last Week."