Fei Xiaotong's Character Sketches

Author: Fei Xiaotong
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Publish Date: 2000-04-06
Features: Professor Fei Xiaotong is a renowned sociologist and anthropologist who has achieved worldwide acclaim in academia and has written millions of words in his works. He said, "The principles I have experienced are common knowledge that ordinary people can understand," and "The articles I write are straightforward, without any difficult terminology or sentences." He also added, "I have no connection with literature; I am an outsider, and I am still essentially outside the literary world, not daring to peek over the wall to look." From the book, readers can understand how the author expresses his understanding and reflections on the profound Chinese culture through "things that everyone can see." They can feel the deep longing for his loved ones and teachers. They can grasp the colorful depiction of foreign social life as observed by a sociologist. At the same time, readers can also appreciate Fei Xiaotong's unique writing style and get a glimpse of the charm and elegance of his exquisite prose and essays, which are "full of ingenuity and delightful."