Deng Xiaoping (1928)

Author: Gu Bai
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This novel is adapted from the screenplay "Deng Xiaoping·1928," which in turn was based on the book "Fires of Youth" written by Huang Asia and Ni Zhen years ago. The author used "Fires of Youth" provided by Huang Asia and Ni Zhen as the foundation for rewriting, along with Mao Mao's two-volume work "My Father Deng Xiaoping," which served as the source material for the author's portrayal. In particular, rereading "My Father Deng Xiaoping" was immensely beneficial. It can be said that the author's grasp of Deng Xiaoping's thoughts, actions, and emotions in the play is largely based on Mao Mao's descriptions. For example, regarding Zhang Xiyuan, Mao Mao called her "Mom" and wrote an entire chapter about her. Her account, as well as the tone and emotional depth of her narration, helped the author understand this woman who died young, providing the author with inspiration and a basis for imagination and fiction. The author redesigned the Nationalist spy Cao Wurong, describing his strength, abilities, and prominence—what is often said, "As the Taoist deity is one foot higher, the demon is two feet higher." When his plot to sabotage the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party was exposed and foiled by Deng Xiaoping, the portrayal of Deng Xiaoping's character was brought to completion as initially intended.