My Mother Ding Ling (Photo and Text Version)

Author: Jiang Zulin et al
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: In this book written by Ding Ling's eldest son and daughter-in-law, it not only pours more emotional care and deep remembrance into it but also focuses more on the true record of Ding Ling's difficult circumstances and optimistic attitude after the founding of the country. On this level, unlike Ding Ling's autobiography which primarily emphasizes "telling one's own story," My Mother Ding Ling presents the readers with more objective and detailed firsthand materials of Ding Ling's life experiences from the liberation zone to after the founding of the country. Its historical value is unmatched by other recollections and biographical accounts. "Mom was an extraordinary person, yet so ordinary. Her extraordinariness lies in her unwavering beliefs, her glorious achievements, and her tenacious and resilient character; her ordinariness lies in the fact that she also had flaws and could not escape the ordinary in some things." This is how authors Jiang Zulin and Li Lingyuan evaluate their mother. The simple language reveals deep reverence for her mother, while at the same time, it does not shy away from expressing objectivity and fairness. Perhaps this is also what makes My Mother Ding Ling so precious.