Ninety Years Old (Zhou Weizhi Collection, Complete 5 Volumes)

Author: Zhou Weizhi
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book is the legacy work of Zhou Weizhi, the current Chairman of the Chinese Writers' Association, who has dedicated over 70 years of his life to it. Readers can feel the author's fervor as a passionate youth, the depth of a people's musician, the foresight of a leader in cultural and artistic work, and the calm resilience of an elderly person who has weathered many storms. This collection is the crystallization and culmination of Zhou Laoshi's diligent efforts. The "Collected Works" include over 300 articles written by Zhou Weizhi from 1932 to 2006, covering various genres such as poetry, prose, essays, memoirs, and cultural critiques. The entire set consists of 5 volumes, totaling approximately 1.6 million words. The book contains both his profound insights on cultural and artistic work and his objective evaluations of artistic phenomena in different eras; it includes summaries and reflections on the work of the Writers' Association as well as his thoughts and reflections on foreign art. Many of the articles remain strikingly insightful to this day, such as "On Literary Criticism" (1941), "Strive to Develop a New National Chinese Singing Style" (1950), "Pay Greater Attention to Traditional Opera Art and Folk Professional Troupes" (1956), "Encouraging Literary and Artistic Creation is a Key Responsibility of Cultural Administrative Departments" (1983), "Suggestions for Current Literary and Artistic Work" (1988), and "Comprehensively and Objectively Evaluate Historical Figures" (2001). All of them shine with the brilliance of thought and the deep passion for culture and art. Whether for the study of New China's cultural and artistic work or for its literature and documents, the "Collected Works" is undoubtedly an indispensable reference tool.