My First 1.2 Life

Name: My First 1.2 Life
ISBN: 9789815130263

于立亮Universal Publishing House · United KingdomJan 2024

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Word count: 57K words
Chapters: 79
ISBN: 9789815130263

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Summary

Through the career, romances, marriage, and rural family life of a village substitute teacher, this novel, in the manner of a rural genre painting, unfolds a portrait of the village and gives expression to the emotional struggles, striving, and ordinary life of a young person from the lower rungs. It is a somewhat nostalgic landscape of homesickness, a record of the soul.

Editor's review

My 1.2 Lives is a thought-provoking personal narrative in which author Yu Liliang looks back on a key period of his life from a distinctive angle. It is not an autobiography in the traditional sense; the mathematically suggestive title "1.2" hints that life is never a neat whole—there is always more than expected, always chapters left unfinished. The author sets his personal experience against a broader backdrop of social change, moving from the confusions of growing up to career choices and spiritual seeking, with a sincere and restrained touch that avoids wallowing in personal sentiment.

In terms of content, the book's most striking quality is its calibrating function—it does more than recount the past; it offers readers a frame of reference for reflecting on their own life trajectories. Yu Liliang, an experienced practitioner and thinker, writes with both documentary and literary quality, balancing fine detail with broader reflection. His capture of a particular era's atmosphere and his analysis of choices at life's crossroads show considerable insight.

For contemporary readers, amid information overload and multiplying life choices, this steady, experience-based review of a life has a special calming effect. It offers no quick answers, but models an attitude of taking one's own experience seriously—an attitude that is itself a scarce value in a restless age. The narration is unhurried, suited to quiet reading and repeated savoring; its wisdom asks to be absorbed slowly, in light of the reader's own experience.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers at a stage of reviewing and reflecting on their lives
Readers interested in personal-growth narratives interwoven with social change
Readers who appreciate a restrained, sincere style rather than sentimentality
Seekers looking for a life reference point and inner calm

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting fast-paced, plot-driven fiction
Pragmatists seeking concrete methods or success guides

Reading tips

Read continuously in a relatively quiet setting to better enter the author's rhythm and reflective atmosphere.
As you read, compare the material with your own life's milestones, but don't rush to find direct parallels.
After each chapter, pause to savor the details and ideas rather than chasing reading speed.

About the publisher

Universal Publishing House United Kingdom

Universal Publishing House is a comprehensive publishing institution headquartered in the United Kingdom. It focuses on publishing Chinese-language books, primarily for overseas Chinese authors, and its range covers literary genres such as wuxia novels, mystery and suspense, and social fiction, as well as law, art, and essays. Its catalogue currently contains about 220 titles, with representative works including Ximen Ding's complete Yidao Yunyan and the Shanmao Wangsen series, along with Burden of Proof in Medical Damage Liability Disputes in the Civil Code Era and Aesthetics, Calligraphy, and Miscellaneous Notes. Other representative authors include Tuo Mingsheng, Cao Lihua, Qian Baohuai, Zi Fei, Chen Yading, Ou Zhaoping, and Cang Er. Public information is limited; based on the books in the catalogue, its publishing direction leans toward genre fiction, humanities and social sciences, legal practice, and popular art books, and it offers authors one-stop publishing services including editing, typesetting, and distribution.

版权信息
作品简介
作者简介
Chapter 1 唱·游
No.1 It’ Liang
No.2 岁月
No.3 “失业”日记
No.4 Leave
No.5 love and the city
No.6 Precious Life
No.7 唱游
No.8 春暖花开
No.9 单身不是我的罪
No.10 等风来
No.11 等一个晴天
No.12 跟你说，听你说
No.13 靠近你，温暖我
No.14 回到最初
No.15 旷野的呼唤
No.16 柳州夜未眠
No.17 年华
No.18 秋日·爱情·生活
No.19 晒心情
No.20 生日随想
No.21 秋日·生活·幸福
No.22 清晨随想
No.23 失踪
No.24 时光曼妙
No.25 顺其自然
No.26 天使旅行箱
No.27 天之大——致敬我的母亲
No.28 听说
No.29 夜未眠
No.30 完美生活
No.31 王子夜未眠
No.32 我的外婆，我的港湾
No.33 和奶奶一起的重阳
No.34 我坐在这里
No.35 向左走向右走
No.36 小幸运
No.37 幸福的路
No.38 阳光下的阿亮
No.39 野花
No.40 夜色阑珊
No.41 夜·随想
No.42 母爱之光
No.43 一整夜
No.44 银白色月光
No.45 隐形的朋友
No.46 隐形纪念
No.47 又见炊烟
No.48 雨
No.49 身未动，心已远
No.50 在一起
No.51 长镜头·故乡之秋
No.52 长镜头·春暖
No.53 走过雨天
No.54 飞行中的思念
No.55 秋之炫
No.56 “无与伦比”的亮
No.57 庆幸拥有你
Chapter 2 收·获
No.1 《万里归途》观后感
No.2 读书有感1
No.3 读书有感2
No.4 读《你只是看起来很努力》有感
Chapter 3 思·悟
No.1 The moment——致三十八岁的自己
No.2 支教小记
No.3 改变自己
No.4 给孩儿们的一封信
No.5 给自己的一封信
No.6 坚持初心，不忘前行
No.7 梦想缤纷
No.8 我的教师生活
No.9 我的失败与伟大
No.10 家宴随想
No.11 致大方的孩儿们
No.12 时间的朋友——挥别2021，拥抱2022

FAQ

What exactly does the '1.2' in the title mean?

It is not a precise mathematical ratio but a metaphor: the period the author reviews forms a major part of his life ('1') while also containing something beyond the usual, not yet fully formed ('0.2')—suggesting life's incompleteness and openness.

Is this strictly an autobiography?

It has strong autobiographical color, but the author focuses on slices of experience and inner reflection from a particular period rather than a complete chronological account of his life. Its core is to reflect universal life questions through a personal story, so it can be seen as a thoughtful personal narrative.

What is the reading experience like?

The style is steady and restrained, the pacing gentle. It does not rely on strong plot conflict but on the texture of real life, close observation, and honest reflection to create immersion. It suits readers willing to engage in deep reading and self-dialogue.

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About the author

于立亮 Author

Yu Liliang is a Chinese author about whom little public information is available. His only confirmed work to date is My First 1.2 Lives, which is classified as a social novel. Judging from this category and the implications of the title, his writing tends to approach social reality from a personal perspective, using specific fragments of life to reflect broader historical circumstances and human relationships. The phrase "first 1.2 lives" carries a distinctly playful and self-reflective tone, suggesting that the narrative may center on an unfinished, interrupted, or restarted period of life, and that it invests ordinary details with concern for individual fate. Because the author's biography, education, and creative history have not been disclosed through reliable channels, a complete account of his literary development is difficult to establish; readers may instead regard the book as a point of entry for observing contemporary social fiction and for sensing how the author handles lived experience and narrative interest.