Three Reminiscences of the Literary World

Author: Cao Juren
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book recalls the teachers and friends from three periods—Zhejiang First Normal School, Shanghai Jinan University, and the magazines it edited—hence the name "Three Remembrances." Cao Juren (1900-1972) was a scholar, writer, and journalist, achieving notable success in all these fields. With connections across the world, his pen portraits include dozens of close associates such as Master Hongyi, Zhu Ziqing, Yu Pingbo, Chen Wangdao, Tao Xingzhi, Liu Yazi, Yu Dafu, and Lu Xun. From the press, academia, and literary circles to the political sphere; from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Shanghai and Hong Kong, the scope is vast, nearly presenting a panoramic sketch of China's cultural scene in the 1920s and 1930s. The articles in the book take individuals as the threads and events as the weaves, with a particular focus on anecdotes and historical tales, making the reading lively and vivid, much like a modern Shishuo Xinyu.