Great Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature - Zhu Ziqing

Author: Zhu Ziqing
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book is part of the "Collected Works of Modern Chinese Literature" series, specifically the "Zhu Ziqing Volume." The series includes works by numerous modern Chinese writers, featuring selected essays, including travelogues. It also includes self-reviews, discussions on writing experiences, and autobiographies. The themes are diverse, with illustrations, encompassing novels, poems, dramas, and essays, all dedicated to all literary enthusiasts from various fields. There are five key editing features of this "Collected Works of Modern Chinese Literature":
1. Illustrations and text
2. Texts written by writers about their own lives, either as self-reviews, autobiographies, or personal narratives
3. Self-criticisms or discussions on writing experiences
4. Selected essays, or novels, poems, dramas, or essays, varying by writer.
The eight selected masters include Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She, Bing Xin, Zhu Ziqing, Xu Deshan, and Wen Yiduo, with three of them having two volumes each, while the others have one volume each. In today's world of abundant publications, for young people eager to read, the question of where to start has become a major issue. If not handled properly, indiscriminate reading or picking up whatever is available may waste time, and the actual (gains) remain questionable. Finding good books to read is indeed a good solution. By "good books," there are two meanings: one is the works of masters, and the other is famous masterpieces.