From Idiocy to Genius: The Story of Zhou Zhou: The Story of Zhou Zhou

Author: Hu Houpei
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Zhou Zhou indeed possesses musical potential. His conducting is moving, astonishing, and almost unbelievable! Zhou Zhou cannot read musical scores—he may be the only conductor in the world who cannot read them. But does that matter? Give him a note, and he can draw a beautiful arc. His mental disability is a flaw, but it has made his heart exceptionally pure. Combined with his extraordinary gift for music, it allows him to conduct an orchestra with unwavering focus, thereby embodying a kind of pure beauty. Zhou Zhou, born on April Fool's Day—a child who cannot read, cannot calculate simple addition and subtraction within ten, and has half the average intelligence—this self-taught young man waving a baton may be a mystery left by God for us. This book primarily portrays Zhou Zhou as a phenomenon or event set against a completely new era and social backdrop. Over the vivid, unforgettable details lies the transformation of societal perceptions and the continuous refinement of human nature.