Cold-shouldered the world

Author: Edited by Nie Guangnu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is one of the "Student Classics Reading Series." Nie Guangnu's life was marked by great ups and downs and was filled with vicissitudes, giving it a strong legendary quality. His essays were sharp and incisive, and his classical poetry was unique in style. His writings and poetry were highly acclaimed. The book collects Nie Guangnu's essays, sketches, selected poems, and fiction. Reading, reciting, appreciating, and reflecting on them reveals profound meanings and leaves one pondering deeply. Nie Guangnu's life was marked by great ups and downs and was filled with vicissitudes, giving it a strong legendary quality. His essays and classical poetry were long celebrated in literary circles. The "Cold Eye on the World" presented here is edited and prefaces by Mr. Fang Tong, Nie Guangnu's nephew, and is an important volume in the "Student Classics Reading Series." Nie's thoughts were sharp and insightful, and his writing style was incisive and direct. Fang's preface is concise and to the point, perfectly measured, and the two complement each other beautifully, forming a truly remarkable work.