Glamour and Suffering: My Life of a Hundred Flavors

Author: Jiang Xixin
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: From the "godchild of the age" in a Jiangnan town to the "information tycoon" dominating the business world, Jiang Xixin reflects on her life journey with a profound pen. The vicissitudes of business, romance, and literary pursuits, her, unveil a long-forgotten history, the grand narrative of an ordinary person, and the struggles and pains of existence endured by a cultural figure. When I heard her sing the line "How often does the path to success seem smooth? From a performer to a female student" in gratitude for Fan Jiashu, I suddenly felt compassion for her. After this blow, I saw through the complexities of human relationships and felt utterly despondent, wishing only to end it all. When I heard "Revoke the original judgment and declare innocence," tears streamed down my eyes, and I bowed deeply in gratitude. The judge shook my hand and said, "We have wronged you for 20 years. We should apologize to you." Business, romance, and literary pursuits—how many past memories? Parental love, marital love, and children's love—are the true sentiments of humanity. This is an extraordinary autobiography of an ordinary person. With an irresistible sincerity, the author records her bittersweet life: In the 1940s, she ventured alone into Shanghai, witnessing the ups and downs of the bustling foreign concessions, the glamour and romance—business, romance, and literary pursuits, all of which faded like smoke. In the 1950s, she was wrongfully labeled a "rightist" due to two articles, enduring 20 years of hardship, crying in a of suffering, and stubbornly resisting fate—parental love, marital love, and children's love—are the true sentiments of humanity.