Bi Jin's Complete Biography

Author: Chen Danchen
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Ba Jin is one of the most outstanding literary masters in contemporary China, enjoying a high reputation worldwide. His long literary career has closely paralleled the history of China in the 20th century, rich and full of twists and turns. Celebrating the centennial of this literary master, this book records the century-long spiritual journey of Ba Jin! This 600,000-word The Complete Biography of Ba Jin is a long-form biography written by literary critic Chen Danchen. The entire book weaves together and encompasses Ba Jin's century-long life through the themes of "The Dream of Revolution," "The Dream of Literature," "The Dream of Purgatory," and "The Dream of Humanity." The book also selects and includes nearly 100 photographs of Ba Jin from different periods, holding significant archival value. This long-form biography, with its extremely detailed historical records and straightforward, sincere language, vividly recreates the life of the century-old literary giant Ba Jin and the era in which he lived. The book weaves together and encompasses Ba Jin's century-long life through the themes of "The Dream of Revolution," "The Dream of Literature," "The Dream of Purgatory," and "The Dream of Humanity," reflecting the cultural creative spirit of a literary master and particularly highlighting the image of an upright intellectual who, despite enduring hardships, persistently seeks truth and possesses a strong conscience. The life destinies and moral ideals touched upon and revealed in the book offer broad and profound intellectual space. The book also selects and includes nearly 100 photographs of Ba Jin from different periods, making it, with rich visual and textual content, and holding significant archival value.