Rewind

Name: Rewind
ISBN: 9787521230253

郭乔Writers Publishing House · ChinaApr 2026

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Word count: 172K words
Chapters: 15
ISBN: 9787521230253

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Summary

In the early days of reform and opening up, the Song family by Dongting Lake went from fishermen to vegetable farmers, quietly striving to make a living. The elders, represented by Xu Yuzhen, worked tirelessly and diligently, deeply cultivating Songji Foods to secure a livelihood and pursue development. Pioneers like Song Mingze, after military training, returned home and led the people of Dongting Town in continuous exploration and progress, breaking through and advancing amid the contradictions of reform and transformation, weathering ups and downs with unwavering perseverance, driving the joint development of the surrounding three districts and five townships, and giving the lake area a completely new look. The new generation, represented by Song Yunfan and Song Yunfeng, kept pace with the trends of the new era, upheld tradition while innovating, and moved toward a better future together with the lake area.

Editor's review

Rewind turns its lens on the shores of Dongting Lake in the early years of reform and opening up, tracing the quiet struggles of the Song family as they shift from fishermen to vegetable farmers. Rooted in the uncomplaining endurance of the older generation, represented by Xu Yuzhen, and carried forward by returned veterans like Song Mingze, the novel unfolds how the people of Dongting Township keep breaking through the conflicts of reform and transition, then extends to the integrity and innovation of a new generation, Song Yunfan and Song Yunfeng. Three generations form a clear chain of striving; the day-to-day running of Songji Foods grounds the story in ordinary life, while the shared development of the surrounding three districts and five townships links individual livelihoods to the changing face of the lake region. The book does not shy away from setbacks and conflicts, and its characters show their resilience through every rise and fall; the storytelling is plain yet layered. It suits readers interested in rural change, family sagas, and the entrepreneurial history of ordinary people in the reform era, to be read slowly and to feel, through the choices of several generations of the Song family, how the lake region came to renew itself.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who love family sagas and rural-themed novels
Those interested in urban-rural change and entrepreneurial history in the early reform era
Readers drawn to lake-region life and local customs
Young readers seeking strength from stories of ordinary people's struggles

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer urban themes or fast-paced, suspense-heavy fiction
Readers with little patience for details of farming and food-business livelihoods

Reading tips

Sort the characters into three lines—the older generation, the pioneers, the new generation—to clarify the family's chain of succession
Watch for links between Songji Foods' operations and the lake region's development, and sense how livelihoods and local change interact
Slow down through passages on the conflicts of reform and transition, and consider the real-world basis for the characters' choices as they break through
After reading, compare with elders' memories of starting out, to deepen your understanding of ordinary people's situation in the reform era

About the publisher

Writers Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.

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编委会名单
以民族的情意，打造文学的星辰——“中国少数民族文学之星”丛书总序
走向光，成为光——略谈郭乔的小说创作
天使
华服
请客
春回大地
演奏者
长鼻子爸爸
倒带
对门
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FAQ

How does the title "Rewind" relate to the content?

The novel looks back at the Song family's shift from fishermen to vegetable farmers in the early reform era and carries the story through to the new generation's integrity and innovation, giving it a sense of revisiting and retracing. As you read, note how choices pass from one generation to the next, and feel the look back at where things came from that the title suggests.

Can readers with no rural experience get into it?

Yes. The novel's main threads are the Song family's livelihood struggles and family relationships; the details of vegetable farming and food-business operations are concrete and vivid, and do not depend on prior experience. Follow the choices of Xu Yuzhen, Song Mingze, Song Yunfan and the generations between, and you will understand how the lake region changed.

There are many characters—how can I read it more clearly?

Start with the main representatives of the three generations: the elder Xu Yuzhen, the pioneer Song Mingze, and the new generation Song Yunfan and Song Yunfeng. Then note the related figures in Dongting Township and the surrounding three districts and five townships. Once the family's main line is clear, the other characters naturally attach to it, and the reading burden eases considerably.

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Guo Qiao is an author about whom limited public information is currently available; the library holds only one work by this name, Rewind (Daodai). The book is classified as a classic work and serves as the main basis for understanding Guo Qiao's writing. According to the available information, Guo Qiao's writing is represented by Rewind, and the subject matter and style of the work center on this single title, with no further details on biography, nationality, or a chronology of works available for verification. Because there are no public records concerning education, career, or awards, a complete account of the author's creative development is difficult to provide, and readers may begin with Rewind to appreciate its narrative approach and textual features. Overall, Guo Qiao is a writer with few works and limited public information, whose literary profile awaits further disclosure before it can be more fully understood.