Soul of the past

Author: Mao Zhicheng
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: The book includes sections such as "Biography of a Famous Person," "Five Women's Stories," "The Passing of a Celebrity," "I'm Afraid of Women," "West Beyond the Han Pass," and "The Starving Sea," among others. This collection of essays and sketches is divided into three parts, featuring over 60 essays. Mao Zhicheng, a professor at the Chinese Department of Capital Normal University, possesses an energetic and vibrant mind despite being past fifty. His essays are imbued with a sense of urgency and a passion for justice. The most distinctive feature of his prose lies in its humor and wisdom, setting it apart from the self-pitying, rambling, and superficial "pseudo-intellectual essays" that plague the literary world.