Love Mei Notes: Image and Text

Author: Xu Zhimo
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: To pursue the true love they envisioned, the two went through many hardships and finally got married in 1926. Love Mei Notes is a set of diary entries written by Xu Zhimo for Lu Xiaoman during their passionate love affair from August 9 to September 17, 1925. As the direct embodiment of the original manuscript of Love Mei Notes, the authentic handwritten copy preserves its original and authentic appearance. In the 1920s, the love story between the renowned poet Xu Zhimo and the talented and beautiful Lu Xiaoman shocked the Chinese literary world. Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), whose given name was Zhang Xu, initially used the courtesy name You Sen before changing it to Zhi Mo. He was from Dongning, Zhejiang. Lu Xiaoman (1903-1965), whose given name was Mei, also known as Xiaoman or Xiaolong, used the name Man in public. She was from Wujin, Jiangsu. To pursue the true love they envisioned, the two went through many hardships and finally got married in 1926. Love Mei Notes is a set of diary entries written by Xu Zhimo for Lu Xiaoman during their passionate love affair from August 9 to September 17, 1925.