A Certain Moment in a Lifetime
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Summary
Editor's review
As an editor, I believe the book's value lies in the unique reading experience and way of contemplating life it offers. It does not pursue dramatic storytelling but devotes itself to uncovering the depth beneath the ordinary. Zhang Chun's writing is clean and precise, with a poetic use of white space that invites readers to fill the lines with their own memories and resonances. The book is more like a mirror, reflecting the "certain moments" in readers' own lives that have been forgotten or treasured. Its core themes are time, memory, and identity—how we define and look back on a "life" through countless tiny "present moments." For modern people numbed and alienated by a fast-paced life, this book is a gentle reminder to cherish the present and find continuous meaning in fragments. It is a work to be savored slowly, and its literary value lies in its exploration of the boundaries of the essay form and the depth of emotional expression.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literary readers who enjoy quiet, introspective essays
- Readers interested in personal memory and the theme of time
- Those seeking a moment of calm and self-reflection amid city life
- Readers who appreciate delicate, precise Chinese writing rich in imagery
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking for strong plots and fast-paced stories
- Readers expecting concrete methods or practical guidance
Reading tips
- Read in a quiet setting, a piece or two at a time, and let the impressions settle
- As you read, recall similar "certain moments" in your own life and interact with the text
- Don't rush to find a definite conclusion or theme; feeling the atmosphere and rhythm of the language matters more
About the publisher
Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher known for its literary titles, with a catalogue spanning foreign literature, world classics, classical Chinese literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and mystery and detective fiction. Judging from the more than 1,100 books in the database, the press publishes foreign classics such as Crime and Punishment, Snow Country, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as Chinese classical and modern literary works including Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary and Wu Jingzi's The Scholars. In terms of translators and authors, translations by Cao Guowei and Tan Jinghua appear in its foreign literature titles, and the authors involved include Dostoevsky, Kawabata Yasunari, Conan Doyle and Zweig. Its publishing character lies in introducing Chinese and foreign literary classics side by side, balancing popular and serious works and attending to both readability and literary value. Public information is limited; the above is a brief overview based solely on the books in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 新版序
- 张春是谁
- Part 1 你好，小地球
- 各种普通的食物最好吃的时刻
- 雨天不见晴天见
- 作为一个废物我是怎样跑步的
- 非常容易被洗脑的人
- 刷漆根本就不浪漫
- 文学创作的瓶颈期
- 体育渣的亚军
- Part 2 梦境仓库
- 我的朋友Mona
- 不爱学习没关系
- kYra曾教我一些重要的事情
- 爱玩的蔡小乐
- 作家阿紫
- 野小蛮
- 爱耍帅的少年都有好人生
- 我也很想你
- 有一些偶然的瞬间
- 时间之外的人
- 小城市
- 我始终还是不信人生艰难
- 最喜欢脆皮
- 多比不爱吃东西
- 这完全是个误会
- 梦境仓库
- Part 3 我和她
- 妈妈
- 爸爸
- 哥哥和我
- 在杯盖里喝茶
- 我和她
- W
- 大文
- 春妍
- 我以前所不知道的事
- Part 4 世界尽头的风景
- 一生里的某一刻
- 房间
- 也说说旅行
- 随和谦卑教
- 终于开发了正能量大招
- 不再联系
- 叫魂
- 寂静的马拉松
- 寻找失去的方向
- 丁丁和苋菜
- 感到幸福的一个瞬间
- Part 5 种花笔记
- 种花笔记
- 那些龇牙咧嘴的事
- 我所希望的课堂
- 害羞
- 说出抑郁症后，你被歧视了吗？
- 学习做一个普通人
- 我也曾想过一了百了
- 初版后记：那样的故事怎么也写不完
- 二版后记
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About the author
Zhang Chun is an author whose works span both the personal essay and industrial technology. Public information about Zhang Chun is limited: nationality, dates of birth and death, and an English name are not recorded in the available data. The library holds four works by this author, including "Zhang Chun: The Courage of Love and Life" (two volumes) and "A Certain Moment in a Lifetime" together with its companion "A Certain Moment in a Lifetime: The Hidden Universe." These essays center on love, life, and everyday experience, and their titles suggest a focus on emotion and reflection on human life. A further work, "Information Processing Technology and Application for Intelligent Operation and Maintenance of High-Speed EMUs," belongs to the field of industrial technology, showing that the author's interests cross both the humanities and the technical sphere. This pairing of subjects gives Zhang Chun a distinctive profile within the collection, allowing readers to approach the writing through both the emotional narrative of the essays and the practical perspective of the technical work.
