The Children of the Rich (Volume 1 and 2) - China Collection (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Lu Ling
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: "The Chinese Library" primarily selects outstanding works and translations published in China since the 20th century, covering fields such as philosophy, social sciences, literary and artistic creation, and science and cultural popularization. These works and translations have had a significant positive impact on China's political, economic, cultural, and social development over the past century and remain highly valuable to this day. They are classic and essential works that every Chinese reader must read. Great works are always intellectual debates that shook the wisdom of each era, that enlightened the people, and works that moved the hearts, embodying the treasures of the times and national culture. They should be influential in their time and beneficial for generations to come, passed down through the ages. "The Chinese Library" collects and publishes classic works from the past century from a historical and realistic perspective, providing a macro review of publishing achievements in the 20th century and actively exploring future publishing endeavors. It contributes to the construction of advanced Chinese culture and the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Some titles in "The Chinese Library" require reformatting due to technical reasons, with adjusted layouts, while most retain their original designs. A library of this scale, with thousands of books, spans a wide range of genres, from solemn to humorous, from refined to popular. Uniform layouts may not always be suitable. Moreover, layout design is also an aesthetic aspect of book form. While readers absorb knowledge and appreciate works, they can also enjoy the stylistic features of layout designs from different publishing institutions across various periods, which is a delightful experience for them. This book is a powerful portrayal of a feudal aristocratic family and the masterpiece of renowned modern writer Lu Ling. Through the disintegration of the Jiang family, a leading household in Suzhou, and the differing ideological journeys of their second-generation children, the novel attempts to historically explore the fate of Chinese intellectuals before and during the War of Resistance. The broad historical backdrop of the work presents a turbulent and unstable picture of Chinese society in the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the intellectual development and life paths of Chinese intellectuals during that period. It truthfully depicts the emergence and evolution of a new generation of bourgeois classes in China, as well as their rise and fall. The novel is rich in subjective tone, with profound and delicate portrayals of characters' psychology.