Ba Jin's last 32 years

Author: Dou Yingtai
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: "I am nearing the end of my life. I do not want to leave this world empty-handed. I will write, and I will never stop my pen. Let it ignite a fire and burn myself fiercely. When I am reduced to ashes, my love, my hatred, will not disappear from this world." This is a line from Ba's Random Thoughts, every word of which shakes the readers. This book uses a semi-biographical style to depict the life of Ba Jin in the 32 years after his retirement, outlining his life journey to commemorate Ba Jin. The book meticulously records the later life of the elderly Ba Jin from 1973 to 2005, with detailed historical materials and straightforward, sincere writing, vividly recreating Ba Jin and his era, as well as the spiritual journey of Ba Jin, reflecting the cultural creative spirit of a literary master and highlighting the image of an upright intellectual who, despite enduring hardships, remains dedicated to seeking truth and possesses a strong conscience. The life destinies and moral ideals touched upon and revealed in the book all offer broad and profound intellectual space.