"Rain and Wind Years Series · Zang Kejia's Memoirs"

Author: Zang Kejia
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Zang Kejia, born in 1905, is nearing his centenary and is a highly respected figure in modern Chinese literature. He is one of the last surviving "poetic masters" of contemporary China. He began writing new poetry in 1923 and has since had an 80-year creative journey. The length of his career and the richness of his achievements are unmatched. As Wu Bngxing said, "His life's work is almost indistinguishable from the history of the development of new Chinese poetry—it can almost be said that he is a living, breathing history of new Chinese poetry." In 1933, he published his first poetry collection, Brandings, which was immediately praised and acclaimed by senior literary giants such as Wen Yiduo, Mao Dun, Lao She, and Zhu Ziqing, bringing him instant fame and recognition in the poetic world. Gu Mu praised him for "dedicating his entire life to the realm of poetry," while Zhang Guangnian described him as "transforming from a passionate patriotic and revolutionary democrat into a cultural warrior for socialism"—a true understanding of his character. He regarded poetry as his life and his life as poetry, persistently pursuing art, truth, light, and revolution. No matter what setbacks he encountered, he never wavered in his convictions and continued to grow stronger with age. He is one of the few founding and pioneering figures of new Chinese poetry.