Coming from the South City — A Biography of Lin Haiyin

Author: Xia Zuli
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Beijing was where Lin Haiyin grew up in her childhood, experienced her youth, got married and had children, and stayed until she was nearly thirty before leaving. It was also the place she cherished throughout her life. This book, "Walking from South City – A Biography of Lin Haiyin," becomes the author's (the subject's daughter) journey of self-discovery and root-seeking. Beijing was where Lin Haiyin grew up in her childhood, experienced her youth, got married and had children, and stayed until she was nearly thirty before leaving. It was also the place she cherished throughout her life. This book, "Walking from South City – A Biography of Lin Haiyin," becomes the author's (the subject's daughter) journey of self-discovery and root-seeking. The greatest feature of this biography is that it is narrated in two voices throughout. One voice is from the perspective of a critic, using the standards of literature and history to discuss the subject's works, actions, personality, and environment, citing other literary sources and presenting a well-structured argument. Meanwhile, interspersed in each chapter is another voice: in the first-person perspective of the daughter, speaking with a natural and intimate tone, recounting the smallest details with the elegant Beijing dialect she learned from her mother, vividly portraying a mother who loves life, cherishes life, and is willing to make sacrifices.