A Personal Chronicle of Fifty Years in the Literary World (1949-1999) (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Tu Guangqun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Over fifty years, the author has long been engaged in the work of Chinese literature, experiencing the initial clarity and occasional showers, later the dark and stormy days, and the relentless struggles; he has also gone through the new historical period of alternating warmth and cold, sunshine and rain. Eventually, Chinese literature and its writers chose and embarked on the path of revival and creation in Chinese literature, which holds world-historical significance. The author has written a true picture of the past half-century of Chinese literary circles based on his personal observations and experiences, primarily focusing on the creative journey, its rise and fall, glory and disgrace, and the destinies of numerous writers. It also captures the moments when great works emerged and new talents broke through, which signify the new hope and future of Chinese literature. This is a biographical and historical work, a living history and dramatic page of the half-century of Chinese literary circles, written with real materials. It brings to the world not only enjoyable reading and appreciation but also unprecedented new perspectives. "To review the past in order to understand the present," every person who cares about the fate of Chinese literary circles, Chinese literature, and its development must read this book.