Lost Diary: Essays and Musings

Author: Liu Hengzhang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Classic Collection · Includes all 55 years' outstanding works and masterpieces, Top Talent Gathering · Renowned writers across three and four generations showcase their skills! This series comprehensively collects the essence of mid-length and short stories, as well as essays and from Beijing Literature over its 55-year history. Many of these works are out-of-print or have never been compiled before, representing the highest level of contemporary literary creation. The essays and volume features classic works by celebrated writers such as Lao She, Wang Meng, Wu Bosao, Sun Li, Wang Zengqi, Ji Xianlin, Zong Pu, Shao Yanyang, Yuan Ying, Yang Tian, Lu Wenfu, Wei Junyi, Lin Xi, Tie Ning, Hao Ran, Feng Jicai, Shi Tiesheng, Mo Yan, Jia Pingwa, Fang Fang, Liu Zaifu, Ye Xin, Zhang Kangkang, Cao Wenxuan, Lu Xing'er, Xiao Fengxu, Han Xiaohui, Xu Xiao, and more. Many of these works are out-of-print. Beijing Literature has now celebrated its 55th anniversary. In the grand sweep of history, 55 years are but a fleeting moment; but for a magazine, it represents nearly 600 issues of accumulated wisdom, stacked together, towering as high as two or three people. As the saying goes, "a writer's works are as tall as their body," but the 55-year stack of Beijing Literature is far more than just "tall"—it is several times over "tall." For those who have served this magazine, it is not merely a profession, but a soaring literary dream, an unwavering, blameless dedication of every inch of their lives. It is also an arduous and relentless pursuit to ascend the heights of human spirit, aesthetics, and humanity.