Mayor's Memo

Author: Jiao Shu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Deng Youmei (Honorary Vice President of the Chinese Writers' Association, Writer). I believe The Mayor's Diary is a rare gem in today's literary market. It is commendable for its authentic material, virtuous themes, and beautiful composition, exuding the essence of life and revealing its truths. In the current literary garden, both vibrant and diverse, encountering this rare gem is particularly precious. I regard it as a shining highlight in the mainstream of literature.
Lai Da (Director of the Creative Research Department of the Chinese Writers' Association, Critic). The Mayor's Diary is genuine, honest, solid, and simple, possessing a valuable humanistic character.
He Xilai (Researcher and Critic at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). The creative inspiration and overall concept of The Mayor's Diary stem from the author's personal experiences and the enlightenment of life itself. Thus, the artistic world and atmosphere presented to readers are filled with familiarity and warmth.
Li Xing (Editor-in-Chief of Novel Review, Critic). The Mayor's Diary is like a natural painting, vividly bringing a particular world to life for the readers. What is even more valuable is that while shaping the myriad of ordinary people, the author also exposes the consciousness and soil that nurture various pests. Viewing life through the perspective of a mayor. The Mayor's Diary is a rare gem in today's literary market, with its authentic material, virtuous themes, beautiful composition, and the essence of life it exudes. Like a natural painting, it vividly presents a particular world to the readers. What is even more precious is that while shaping the myriad of characters, the author also exposes the soil that breeds various flaws and pests. In the current literary garden, both vibrant and diverse, encountering this rare gem is particularly precious, truly a shining highlight in the mainstream of literature.
Jiao Shu. The second installment in the "Mayor's Life Trilogy" by author Deng Youmei. Deng Youmei believes, "The Mayor's Diary is a rare gem in today's market. It is commendable for its authentic material, virtuous themes, beautiful composition, and the essence of life it exudes. In the current literary garden, both vibrant and diverse, encountering this rare gem is particularly precious." Jiao Shu is currently employed at the Henan Provincial Literature Institute. From 1996 to 2002, he served as a deputy mayor in Ji Yuan City, the hometown of Yu Gong, on a temporary assignment. In The Mayor's Diary, the protagonist—Yu Yang, the former deputy mayor of Jin Yuan City—has been promoted to mayor of Yan Ming City. Through the difficult journey of this mayor who retains his conscience, the work showcases the fierce struggle between truth and falsehood, virtue and vice, beauty and ugliness. It also portrays the diverse lives of scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants, and people from all walks of life. What is particularly valuable is that while shaping these vivid characters, the author also reveals the soil that breeds numerous flaws and pests. The creative inspiration and overall concept of The Mayor's Diary stem from the author's personal experiences and the enlightenment of life itself. Thus, the artistic world and atmosphere presented to readers are filled with familiarity and warmth. In this The Mayor's Diary published by Henan Literature Publishing House, the protagonist—Yu Yang, the former deputy mayor of Jin Yuan City—has been promoted to mayor of Yan Ming City. Through the unique perspective of the mayor and his difficult journey, the work showcases the fierce struggle between truth and falsehood, virtue and vice, beauty and ugliness, and portrays the diverse lives of scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants, and people from all walks of life. What is particularly valuable is that while shaping these vivid characters, the author also reveals the soil that breeds numerous flaws and pests. The Vice President of the Chinese Writers' Association, Deng Youmei, gives the following evaluation: "The Mayor's Diary is a good book, commendable for its authentic material, virtuous themes, and beautiful composition, making it a shining highlight in the mainstream of contemporary literature."