Reader 2011 Issue 12

Editorial Department of ReadersDuzhe Publishing & Media Corp. · ChinaMar 2015

Rating 4.1
Word count
85K words
Chapters
63

Tags

Other Humanistic CareLife PhilosophySpiritual ComfortSlow ReadingEssay Collection

Summary

The magazine boasts a formidable lineup of authors, including Wang Meng, Yu Qiuyu, Chi Li, Jia Pingwa, Kai-Fu Lee, Lung Ying-tai, Xiao Fuxing, Liang Xiaosheng, Liu Liu, Lin Xi and Fang Wenshan, among others. These first-rate writers provide readers with the best possible reading experience. In its pages, a wide range of ideas collide and merge, allowing the magazine to remain fresh and enduring and to stand out with a unique appeal among humanities magazines of all kinds.

Editor's review

The 12th issue of 2011 continues Reader's long-standing editorial style, compiling essays, sketches, profiles, and life reflections into an easy, durable digest. It offers no systematic knowledge, but its dense short pieces relax the mind and open new perspectives: writing by Wang Meng, Yu Qiuyu, Chi Li, Jia Pingwa, Kai-Fu Lee, Lung Ying-tai, Xiao Fuxing, and Liang Xiaosheng shares one volume, with seriousness and lightness, reason and feeling interwoven, so reading does not easily tire. The editors emphasize collision of ideas and humanistic care; selections often begin from everyday experience and write about human relations, conduct, and the self, suitable for dipping into on the commute, before sleep, or while traveling. Approach it as a monograph to be studied closely from start to finish and you may be disappointed; approach it as spiritual snacks for a stretch of time and its companionship is solid. For readers hoping to encounter contemporary Chinese prose and personal narrative at a low threshold, this issue is a reliable entry point.

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Reading tips

  1. No need to read in table-of-contents order; start with familiar author names, then go back for the rest
  2. Read three to five pieces and stop, leaving some aftertaste to avoid aesthetic fatigue from finishing at one sitting
  3. Note down lines that move you; look back a week later and you will see what you truly care about

About the publisher

Duzhe Publishing & Media Corp. China · Founded in 2009

Duzhe Publishing & Media Corp. takes Duzhe magazine as its core brand, with publishing directions covering periodicals, books, and textbooks and supplementary teaching materials, among which the Duzhe series of periodicals is its most representative publication. The books in the database are mainly various 2012 issues of Duzhe, such as several issues from No. 14 to No. 24, reflecting the publisher's approach of drawing on the author resources of the Duzhe editorial department and featuring the collected publication of periodical content. In addition to periodical publications, the company is also involved in the publication and distribution of books and textbooks and supplementary teaching materials. However, publicly available information in the database is limited, the common categories are not yet clear, and the representative books are concentrated on issues of Duzhe magazine, making it difficult to fully present its book publishing structure on this basis. Overall, the publisher's characteristic lies in relying on the Duzhe brand to carry out serialized and continuous publishing development around periodical content, with author resources drawn mainly from the Duzhe editorial department and related editorial teams.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 【卷首语】 夏天的到来
  3. 【目录】
  4. 【文苑】 江上的母亲
  5. 【文苑】 寻母启事（节选）
  6. 【书林一叶】 穷人陛下
  7. 【人生之旅】 我不需要答案
  8. 【点滴】 “微”言
  9. 【社会之窗】 被忽略的细节
  10. 【点滴】 过分的事
  11. 【经营之道】 画好“圈、饼、叉”就是管理大师
  12. 【文苑】 一只雁的生死劫
  13. 【回忆】 看守高粱地
  14. 【言论】 言论
  15. 【人世间】 爱在川南
  16. 【人世间】 隐形的翅膀
  17. 【人物】 杨绛这一百年
  18. 【人生之旅】 登山让我学会面对死亡
  19. 【文苑】 清华赋
  20. 【历史一页】 “国王的演讲”背后
  21. 【名人轶事】 鲁迅的“好玩”
  22. 【点滴】 鲍勃·迪伦如是说
  23. 【文化茶座】 甜蜜与敌对：明星与狗仔的博弈
  24. 【史海拾贝】 笑，必须由你自己完成
  25. 【文苑】 诗二首
  26. 【杂谈随感】 道德的陷阱
  27. 【名人轶事】 曲波投稿记
  28. 【名人轶事】 田桂凤耍赖（外一则）
  29. 【名人轶事】 大师控
  30. 【杂谈随感】 菊花之约
  31. 【文苑】 月光笺
  32. 【婚姻家庭】 经济学家的枕边人
  33. 【点滴】 编辑八恨
  34. 【漫画与幽默】 漫画与幽默
  35. 【话题】 何处是归途
  36. 【文苑】 扫土记
  37. 【杂谈随感】 如果可以按下暂停键
  38. 【点滴】 两则旧闻
  39. 【原创精品】 他年的魂梦归处
  40. 【话题】 世界末日：破产的预言
  41. 【回忆】 “听风楼”里的冯亦代
  42. 【文苑】 暴风雨之后
  43. 【人生之旅】 你所不知道的开头或结尾
  44. 【杂谈随感】 教你幽默到心田
  45. 【婚姻家庭】 爱的另一种方式
  46. 【意林】 诗人之为诗人
  47. 【意林】 金庸的孤灯
  48. 【意林】 一爿老店
  49. 【意林】 北京太偏远
  50. 【意林】 战争
  51. 【心理人生】 穿戴假名牌的道德成本
  52. 【幽默小品】 不信进不去
  53. 【幽默小品】 活雕塑
  54. 【体育之窗】 魔方往事
  55. 【品味】 时间为尺
  56. 【人生之旅】 万里未归人
  57. 【趣味科学】 五大怪异思想实验
  58. 【史海拾贝】 历史残片
  59. 【家园】 重返切尔诺贝利
  60. 【他山石】 学生比树少的大学
  61. 【两代之间】 下午一时，为母亲汇款
  62. 【点滴】 大团圆
  63. 【读者 作者 编者】 满城飘扬“读者红”

FAQ

Is this magazine meant to be read cover to cover? Not necessarily. It consists of many independent short pieces with no continuity between them; skipping by interest actually fits its editorial logic better. If you have time, you can also read two or three pieces at a fixed time each day, turning reading into a steady daily habit—easier to remember than finishing in one go.
Can I start with this issue if I have never read Reader? Yes. Digest periodicals are self-contained each issue and do not depend on prior context; any issue can be entered independently. Skim the contents, try three to five titles that interest you to judge whether the taste fits, then decide whether to subscribe long-term or catch up on other issues.
Compared with full-length literary works, where does its reading value lie? In breadth and density: within one volume you meet many writers' different voices and quickly encounter multiple subjects and perspectives. The cost is limited depth; it is better as an entry point for discovering authors and expanding interests—when you find a writer you like, seek out their books for deeper reading.

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About the author

Editorial Department of Readers Author

The Editorial Department of Readers is the editorial unit of the Readers Magazine Press responsible for editing and publishing Readers. Founded in Lanzhou in March 1981 and sponsored by Readers Publishing & Media Co., Ltd., Readers is known as "a spiritual reader for the Chinese people" and has accumulated a circulation of over 2.1 billion copies. The department handles topic planning, manuscript selection and publication of the magazine. The database contains 262 of its editorial works, with representative issues including Nos. 16 to 23 of 2023. Based on available materials, public information about the department's specific staffing, history and operational details is limited; its profile is mainly presented through the ongoing issues of Readers, through which it has exerted a steady and broad influence on readers by conveying warm stories, humanistic essays and reflections on life.