The Last Letter of a Famous Person

Author: Jiang He
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The ancients said that the meaning of death varies, some weigh more than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than goose feathers. The compilers of this book take "more than Mount Tai" as their focus, selecting letters from dozens of influential figures and virtuous men from ancient and modern times, both within and outside China, such as Socrates, Darwin, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, Lin Zexu, and Lin Jiemin. Many of these chapters have long been widely read and beloved by Chinese readers. They are the final culmination of a person's thoughts, the last expression of their emotions, the ultimate liberation after experiencing the world, and the final concern for their homeland and the world. Here, in the final echoes of the deceased's lives, we do not learn how to die, but how to live.