Book Shadow (Top and Bottom)

Author: Yao Zhimin et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: In recent years, modern Chinese literary works have gained increasing attention and appreciation from both academia and collectors of rare books. Particularly the works created and published between 1911 and 1949, which are academically defined as belonging to the "New Literature Period," are now rare to behold. Due to the generally limited print runs of most works during that time (often between 1,000 to 2,000 copies) and the passage of decades, their traces are now exceptionally scarce. By chance and with diligent effort, we, a group of eager but inexperienced learners, have collaborated to create this book titled Book Shadows, which combines over 300 photographs of actual artifacts with textual materials. Readers may find in these old papers the scent of romanticism taking root and blossoming in the soil of Chinese literature. At the same time, they should also recognize the " Vernacular Movement" as a highly prominent milestone in the history of Chinese literature. In this book, the editors have strived to collect as many varieties and styles as possible in both content and cover design, aiming to provide a concise, comprehensive overview of "New Literature" in a "picture-focused, text-supplementary" format.