For Myself
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers seeking inner calm who like to reflect on themselves through reading
- Essay lovers sensitive to life's details who can draw philosophical insight from ordinary things
- People longing for a moment of spiritual rest in a busy life and seeking emotional resonance
- Readers who appreciate a plain, sincere, unadorned literary style
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting strong story conflict and fast-paced narrative
- Readers whose main purpose is to acquire practical skills or a clear knowledge system
Reading tips
- Read in quiet solitude; no need to rush—reading one or two pieces closely will better reveal its flavor.
- Try jotting down your reading responses as you go, interacting with the emotions and thoughts in the book.
- Don't chase a fast reading pace; treat it as a companionable slow-reading experience.
About the publisher
Jinan University Press focuses on overseas Chinese studies, Chinese-language education, and language and literature, while also covering medicine, finance and economics, inspirational growth, and social fiction. Its catalog includes academic works such as the World Overseas Chinese Studies Library volume Forgetting Patriots: A Study of Nanyang Chinese Motor Transport Workers and Chinese Images in Chinese American English Narrative Texts, language-learning titles such as Graded Chinese Textbook for International Students: Grammar and The Fluent English Learning Method, and literary and inspirational works such as Traveling with a Poem, Summer's Handstand, and The Post-Shenzhen Era, while Molecular Diagnostic and Epidemiological Applications for Haemophilus parasuis reflects its reach into medicine. Authors include Dishui, Yang Haiming, Chen Huiyan, Lin Zi, Wang Shunjian, Zhu Bifeng, Xia Yuqing, and Zhan Qiao. As only 17 titles from the press are held here and public information is limited, this profile emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in those titles and does not represent the press's full output.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 自序
- 感觉
- 不如善良
- 微电影
- 食物的光辉
- 鸡零狗碎的日子
- 俗世初心
- 回忆的一部分
- 狗 狗
- 谁在老去
- 那些生 那些死
- 大话·呓语
- 思无邪
- 脚盆国的花火
- 乱谈一把
- 读书，只为遇见你
- 吃喝玩乐
- 我们的逆世界
- 读到的女人和独到的女人
- 我爱你是一首诗
- 婵 娟
- 活得美好
- 两封寄给未来的信
- 神 话
- 片段——病·初·散碎
- 文艺青年
- 他和她
- 此时岁 彼时观
- 巴黎漫记
- 诚意之品
- 侃侃知识和智慧
- 花开在途
- 谁能被谁温柔相待
- 狗娘养的战争
- 关于《东京日和》的泪
- 浅浅的艺术
- 陌上花开缓缓归
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About the author
Tong Ming is an author for whom only limited public information is currently available; details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background have not been clearly recorded. According to the holdings in our database, Tong Ming has only one work to date, titled Yu Ji (To Oneself), which is classified as prose and miscellaneous writings. This suggests that the author's writing is mainly in the form of prose essays, with content centered on the self, everyday life, and inner feelings. On the basis of the available information, it is difficult to judge the overall trajectory of Tong Ming's writing or the evolution of their style, and it would be inappropriate to overstate their literary standing. The title Yu Ji carries a sense of giving to oneself and of self-dialogue, hinting that the author tends toward an introspective, plain style of writing about personal experience, seeking genuine emotion and natural expression within the prose form. For readers who wish to learn about Tong Ming, this work is currently the main text available for reference, while a fuller picture of the author's life and writing awaits further public information.
