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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literary readers who enjoy slow-paced essays and the texture of language
- Readers interested in family memory and the life stories of ordinary people
- Writers hoping to find material for writing in travel and daily life
- People who read in fragments and want short pieces before sleep
Not a good fit for
- Readers of genre fiction who prefer strong plots and fast-paced narrative
- Readers expecting systematic theoretical analysis or academic criticism
Reading tips
- Read in the order "Here and Now—Elsewhere—Family Letters—Correspondences" to feel the progression from near to far.
- Read one or two pieces a day rather than rushing; leave time to savor and absorb the emotions.
- When reading "Family Letters," recall stories of elders in your own family and jot down a few notes.
- For works mentioned in "Correspondences," read the original first, then return to the author's interpretation.
About the publisher
Founded in August 1958 and restructured into Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in 2009, Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House is known for publishing essays and fiction, and it hosts the journals Fiction Monthly and Essays. Its 757 titles in the library span classic works, culture, folk literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, foreign literature, and general biography. They include Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Zhu Ziqing's selected essays and Classic Essays, Fu Lei's Twenty Lectures on Masterpieces of World Art, and a Chinese translation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashōmon, as well as cultural and performing-arts titles such as the illustrated Biography of Liang Qichao and A Dictionary of Crosstalk. Its authors include Lao She, Zhu Ziqing, Wu Qichang, Fu Lei, Xue Baokun, Gao Yucong, Wei Zhiqiang, and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Contents
- 版权信息
- Ⅰ 此在
- 课程报告
- 咔嗒
- 针眼
- 春风沉醉的晚上
- 拣尽寒枝
- 寒枝雀静
- 夜记
- 春节
- Ⅱ 别处
- 休息，在伊斯坦布尔
- 与历史学家和职业记者一起徒步旅行
- 我在官山的时候
- 壁炉
- 西方来的风，吹倒了葡萄藤
- 沙中火焰
- 南行书简——寄五妹
- 雪晴
- 埃里温之瞬息
- 欧洲的吃食
- Ⅲ 家书
- 抄下来的信
- 被遗忘的俱乐部
- 罐头
- 舅舅
- 纳苔的早晨
- 佩加索斯
- 信
- 直到今天和每一天
- 你所说的曙光是什么意思
- Ⅳ 对照
- 在下落不明的大地之光里
- 在宇宙寂静巨大的胸骨上
- 阳台
- 演戏
- 不可能在一起的人
- 黄鹤一去不复返——有关电影《太阳照常升起》
- 后记
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About the author
Li Wan is an author about whom little public information is available. The library currently holds only one work by this author, Kate, catalogued under essays and miscellaneous writings. Since basic details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, educational background and writing career cannot be confirmed, no speculation is made here about Li Wan's personal life. Judging from the available work, Li Wan's writing falls within the scope of essays and miscellaneous prose, with everyday experience, observation and personal reflection likely forming the main ground of the text. The title Kate carries a sense of sound and momentary occurrence, suggesting that the work may begin from small slices of life and capture memorable moments within plain narration. With so few works in the library, it is not yet possible to sketch a complete picture of the author's writing or to judge the direction of themes and stylistic development. Readers wishing to know this author may start with Kate and form their own sense of its language and concerns through reading.
