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Author: Liu Xinwu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The Family is a part of the renowned writer Ba Jin's representative work "The River Trilogy." Set against the turbulent social background after the May Fourth Movement, this novel depicts the internal story of a feudal family, the Gao Mansion, a four-generation household in Chengdu, Sichuan. The plot revolves around the love and marriage of the three brothers from the third generation of the Gao family—Juexin, Juemin, and Juehui—highlighting the awakening of the younger generation under the influence of the new of the May Fourth Movement and criticizing the evil old forces and old rituals. This novel carries a strong anti-feudal tone, inspiring countless young people at the time and later, encouraging many young men and women to pursue a new life and seek meaningful youth and life. It is a classic work in the history of modern Chinese literature.