Risking Life and Death

Name: Risking Life and Death
ISBN: 9787547062111

董化平Volumes Publishing Company · ChinaMay 2024

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Word count: 314K words
Chapters: 78
ISBN: 9787547062111

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Summary

The novel *Born to Die* tells the story of the Anti-Japanese Assassination Corps, active in Beiping and Tianjin in the early years of the War of Resistance. The Corps was made up of a group of young people with striking personalities; most came from wealthy and prominent families and, despite their privileged backgrounds, dared to kill the enemy and purge traitors, advancing one after another unto death. The book follows the Corps' founding and growth, its assassinations and purges, its several setbacks, its refusal after victory in the War of Resistance to join the Military Statistics Bureau, and its final dissolution and disappearance in the tide of the times. Interwoven are multiple treacherous, life-and-death covert struggles among the CPC, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Statistics Bureau, the Japanese intelligence and agent system, and the two jianghu societies Hongshun Tang and Hailong Bang, chronicling espionage, jianghu stories, and social change in Beiping and Tianjin from the early War of Resistance to the Liberation War.

Editor's review

Born into Death is a work of documentary literature set against the early years of China's reform and opening-up. Drawing on his own experiences and in-depth interviews, author Dong Huaping sketches a social panorama of a particular historical period. The book's value lies not only in the authenticity of its content but also in the author's attempt to refract an era's transformations through the rise and fall of individual lives. From an editor's perspective, what is most compelling about this work is its gritty yet vivid detail and its delicate rendering of characters' inner worlds; it neither idealizes nor demonizes, striving instead for a raw sense of reality. For readers who wish to understand how ordinary people lived and thought during that period, this book offers a rare window. Its literary quality may not match some classic novels of the same era, but as a social record its historical and interpretive value cannot be overlooked. Readers are advised to approach it with historical sympathy and reflection, to experience that complex age full of opportunity and risk, ideals and reality.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in social change during the early reform and opening-up period
Readers who enjoy documentary literature and oral-history style
Readers who hope to understand macro-history through personal stories
Researchers concerned with the survival conditions of society's marginalized figures

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking light entertainment or purely literary pleasure
Readers with no basic background knowledge of the specific historical period and unwilling to do preparatory reading

Reading tips

Before reading, briefly familiarize yourself with the social context of the 1980s and 1990s
Distinguish the author's narrative perspective from objective historical fact
Read alongside other documentary works of the same kind for a more three-dimensional understanding

About the publisher

Volumes Publishing Company China · Founded in 2003

Volumes Publishing Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its titles on Chinese classics and literature and the arts. Its publishing covers classical literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, folk literature, foreign literature, and exam preparation books. Judging from the 269 titles in the database, the company emphasizes making classic works accessible to a broad readership. Representative books include Letters from Fu Lei to His Son, The Four Great Classical Novels, Teahouse, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, and Camel Xiangzi, with authors including Fu Lei, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Wu Cheng'an, Lao She, Liu Xiang, and Liu Xin. The company has also developed series brands such as the Volumes Studio Chinese Classics and the Science Fiction Library, giving it a distinctive profile in organizing Chinese classics and promoting literary reading. Public information on its other publishing activities is limited.

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作者简介
一、老师的遗物
二、书里的秘密
三、一曲琴声换几条人命？
四、好快的刀！
五、邪恶盛行，是因为善良者太沉默
六、抗日杀奸团
七、汉贼不两立
八、多硬的骨头，也敌不过子弹
九、北平的雨夜
十、谁是曾涉？
十一、我死国活，我活国死！
十二、杀人，原来是这样
十三、火烧鸿图书局
十四、来如流水兮逝如风
十五、天网恢恢，疏而不失
十六、最残酷的杀人方法
十七、等待死亡，也是我们的工作
十八、不能不相为谋
十九、烧醒天津城
二十、天下仇与一人仇
二十一、螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
二十二、杀无赦！
二十三、防民之口，甚于防川
二十四、论道歇心亭
二十五、能逃跑的“人彘”
二十六、鸿门宴
二十七、钓饵计划
二十八、羊、狼、咬狼的狗
二十九、“道长”是谁？
三十、喋血惊变
三十一、血溅大慈阁
三十二、“心腹之患”与“头脑之患”
三十三、让他们睁着眼睛睡觉吧！
三十四、你，到底是什么人？
三十五、人世间，哪有天长地久？
三十六、强龙过江
三十七、抢码头的规矩
三十八、与恶魔做交易的名单
三十九、林旭和沈鹊应的故事
四十、青龙出山
四十一、红花五姐与七指
四十二、这世间谁对你最好？
四十三、我更喜欢做一只“黄雀”
四十四、醉里吴音相媚好
四十五、雪白血红
四十六、子弹，并不一定都要爆头
四十七、落下来的两块石头
四十八、复仇之火
四十九、明天和意外谁会先来？
五十、你有光明，中国便不会黑暗
五十一、以血相见！
五十二、人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
五十三、刺杀吴菊痴
五十四、是你利用狼，还是狼利用你？
五十五、孤独的人
五十六、一个人会痛，一个国家也会痛！
五十七、无声处的惊雷
五十八、土山之约，古城相会！
五十九、人生如此残酷，容不下人间团聚
六十、日本，你是回不去了！
六十一、贼不杀我，义不苟活！
六十二、如此河山如此月
六十三、刺杀天皇特使
六十四、你在这里，我会走吗？
六十五、大丈夫有所不为，有所必为！
六十六、恨不杀贼三千人！
六十七、无论你做过什么，我都爱你！
六十八、我是玄武！
六十九、畴昔博徒酒侣，一半葬荒丘
七十、道长，我们终于见面了！
七十一、人间自有浩气长存！
七十二、昨日的英雄血，今日的佐酒肴
七十三、谁是“书”？
七十四、“书”是一个人，还是一个组织？
七十五、红尘炼心
七十六、最后的结局

FAQ

What is this book mainly about?

Through author Dong Huaping's personal experiences and interviews, this book records the true stories of a group of individuals caught in the wave of social change during the early reform and opening-up period, how they survived and sought development in the cracks of society, presenting the myriad aspects of life under a specific historical environment.

What is author Dong Huaping's background?

Dong Huaping is a contemporary Chinese documentary literature writer whose work focuses on ordinary people's lives during periods of social transformation; he excels at presenting the spirit of the times through in-depth fieldwork and interviews. Born into Death is one of his representative works, based on long-term observation and personal experience.

What is the style of this book?

The book employs the techniques of documentary literature: plain language, rich detail, and a strong sense of immediacy and period atmosphere. It does not pursue ornate language but moves readers through plain narrative and true stories, with a realistic and even gritty style.

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Dong Huaping is an author about whom little public information is currently available; the name appears as the author byline of a Chinese-language book, and one work by this author is held in the collection, namely Chu Sheng Ru Si (Into the Jaws of Death). Judging from the existing classification, this work falls under the category of war and military fiction, suggesting that the author's writing interest centers on actions and human fates within military and wartime settings. Because no reliable records have been found regarding birth and death dates, nationality, education, positions, or other biographical details, no further account of the author's personal experience can be given at present. On the available evidence, Dong Huaping's creative output is mainly associated with war and military narrative; the number of works is small, but the thematic direction is fairly clear. Readers who wish to understand the author's writing style and focal concerns may form a judgment based on the specific content of Chu Sheng Ru Si. A fuller picture of the author's life and creative development awaits further public documentation.