Jiajia Audiobook MP3—Love at Harvard

Author: Wang Zhengjun
Publisher: Beijing Hongda Yitai Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
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Features: Harvard Love is a long novel written by Wang Zhengjun, a Chinese writer living in the United States. Set against the backdrop of Harvard University in the United States and the Zhongguancun area of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the novel explores the joys and sorrows between China and the United States, as well as across two generations. It presents a turbulent and vibrant tapestry of the struggles of Chinese immigrants. At the same time, it uses sharp satire to expose the dark aspects of American society and the superficial and decadent side of American culture. It is a profound and outstanding modern novel. The novel portrays a group of vivid and diverse characters. In addition to Shi Sen and Rita, Shi Cheng, Anna, Smith, and Zhang Hui are also well-developed and distinctive. Compared to the older generation of Chinese who came to the United States, their emotional world is depicted with (subtle and rich) detail; the younger generation, from obtaining visas to surviving in a foreign land, experiences unfamiliarity, novelty, struggle, and effort, even doubt and confusion, all of which are concrete and authentic. Overall, the novel composes a fresh and beautiful cross-cultural love song, vividly depicting the different destinies of two generations of Chinese who came to the United States. Harvard Love emphasizes the psychological portrayal and () of the main characters, focusing on the release of their passionate emotions, while also paying attention to the narrative, description, and dialogue. For example, after Shi Sen returns to China, his mother passes away, and he sorts through his mother's belongings, including his childhood "afterbirth," tiger-head shoes, six pairs of layered-soled shoes, and memories of childhood "Zhuasui" customs. Although the tone is calm and stagnant, it is infused with a deep sense of grief, which both aligns with the character's complex emotions at the time and is rich in cultural meaning. Ms. Wang Zhengjun, originally an educator in Beijing, was invited to the United States by Harvard University in the mid-1980s and accompanied her husband there. She joined the North American Branch of the World Chinese Writers Association and served as a council member of the New England Regional Council. The author is passionate about poetry writing and won the Golden Bull Award from the International Daily in the United States in 1996. In 1998, she published the poetry collection Beautiful Harvard. Harvard Love is a work that she has long accumulated and conceptualized. Harvard Love is a scholar's novel, in which the author demonstrates the wisdom and depth of a scholar, the inclusiveness of a translator, the elegance and refinement of an essayist, and the vitality of a journalist. He is a highly unique writer in today's Chinese literary scene.―――――From Feng Yidai, a renowned translator and literary critic Harvard Love is similar to the American novelist Henry James, focusing his artistic attention on expatriates living abroad. It is a work rich in poetic connotation. In its unique style and Joyce-like poetry, it contains profound reflections on history and humanity.―――――From Dong Heng, a renowned expert in American literature. Narrated by: Yu Jin Length of the film: 41 hours