Memory · Past unfulfilled in the mortal world

Author: Zhang Lifan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: A tale of heartache in the mortal world, a few fragmented memories. Over twenty authors either wrote their stories personally or recorded them as oral histories. It documents the mortal world experiences of the ancestors, authentically recreating their moments of brilliance and lifelong hardships, partially restoring the truth that history should have. Chen Duxiu, Hu Shih, Liang Shuming, Zhang Jiluan, Zhang Naiqi, Kang Tongbi, Hu Feng—they were political figures of the mortal world half a century ago. They represented the scholarship and integrity of Chinese political intellectuals, and unfortunately became China's [last aristocrats]. They