The Everyday

Name: The Everyday
ISBN: 9787573011145

梁永安Hainan Publishing House · ChinaApr 2024

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Word count: 122K words
Chapters: 101
ISBN: 9787573011145

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Summary

The everyday life of Liang Yong'an, a celebrated Bilibili educator. A professor of literature, Liang is known not only for his literary research but also for his popular lectures on young people's understanding of life, love, and self-cultivation, which have made him a beloved "treasure" teacher. This book gathers his daily life—reading, watching films, photography, and more—touching on acclaimed writers such as Shaun Bythell, Fumiko Hayashi, Yasunari Kawabata, Virginia Woolf, and Philip Larkin; dozens of literary classics, including Letters from Fu Lei and His Family, Don Quixote, The Diary of a Bookseller, A Wanderer's Notebook, and Snow Country; and dozens of classic films such as Early Summer, August Photo Studio, The Left Ear, and The Pursuit of Happyness. In the world of literature and film, readers meet all kinds of people and stories, explore enduring themes of youth, love, family, and life, share in the rich everyday life of a literature professor and million-follower vlogger, and find answers to modern questions about romance, intimacy, marriage, work, and ideals—and discover where the heart truly wants to go.

Editor's review

Liang Yong'an's The Everyday is not a how-to manual for living efficiently but a quiet meditation on how to rediscover, feel, and settle into life itself amid the torrent of modern society. A humanities scholar at Fudan University, Professor Liang brings deep literary cultivation and keen social observation to bear on the overlooked, seemingly trivial moments of daily life—a walk, a meal, a conversation, a cloud. The book's appeal lies in stripping away the utilitarian shell of the everyday and guiding readers to savor the poetry and philosophy within. In an age of pervasive anxiety and the pursuit of "meaning" and "efficiency," The Everyday offers a precious counterthought: perhaps the value of life lies precisely in those "useless" immersions and perceptions. The prose is calm and unhurried, without condescension—more like the casual talk of a wise man, revealing truth in the smallest details. It offers no quick fix but seeks to restore our original, delicate capacity to connect with life itself. For modern people swept up in information floods and performance targets, reading The Everyday is a deep breath for the spirit, a private garden of the mind carved out amid the noise.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Urban dwellers overwhelmed by life's pace who long for inner calm
Readers with a keen interest in literature, philosophy, and the aesthetics of living
Those in transition or adrift, hoping to find answers in the roots of life itself
Lovers of the unhurried, understated style of Shen Congwen and Wang Zengqi

Not a good fit for

Pragmatic readers seeking concrete methods and action guides
Readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced reading experiences

Reading tips

Read in fragments during quieter moments of the day (early morning or before bed), one or two pieces at a time
Try setting aside the goal of 'gaining knowledge' and put feeling and resonance first
After certain chapters, close the book and go practice the 'everyday' it describes—observe a tree or prepare a meal with care

About the publisher

Hainan Publishing House China · Founded in 1985

Hainan Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for literary and intellectual works, covering foreign literature, philosophy, classics, world-famous works, classical poetry and prose miscellanies. Its catalog includes foreign literary classics such as Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Romain Rolland's Jean-Christophe, philosophical works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract: Expert Companion Edition, and Chinese classics and poetic studies such as Lu Xun's essays and prose collections and Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, as well as illustrated popular-science works like Fabre's Insects. The involvement of translators such as Zhong Shufeng, Fu Lei and Chen Xiaoqing reflects the publisher's emphasis on translation quality and expert guidance. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the catalog.

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序言
01 几本伴随一生的书
02 我推荐的5本书
03 好小说不是让人热爱的
04 好书是一棵年年开花的树
05 《聊斋志异》的“异史氏”
06 堂·吉诃德400年
07 生活往往令我们捧着空口袋
08 爱书的人，拿起书来明显不一样
09 用“自然的眼光”连接世界
10 在永恒的艺术之上是灵魂深处永世不绝的爱
11 在傅雷家乡读《傅雷家书》
12 读林芙美子的“放浪”
13 最重要的时刻总是那么虚弱
14 秋刀鱼的滋味
15 我更信奉温情的力量
16 他的心中记住瞬间的力量
17 我要找出一些响亮的句子，像月光一样干净
18 认识世界不是件容易的事儿
19 每天与自己擦肩而过
20 希望在女人身上看到鲜活的情欲和美丽
21 撩去生活坚固的面纱
22 为生命而读
23 霍乱黄旗下的情人
24 做一个能看到野鹤的少年
25 一个默契的相遇，给你永恒的瞬间
26 意大利男人不是我的菜
27 寒风中独立的女子
28 静夜读桑塔格
29 黑塞小说中那些难忘片段
30 不对路的婚姻，只能互相毁灭
31 我大多数时候注意山上的羊群
32 看了7000部还远远不够
33 徜徉在孤寂中的深情
34 暑热中的《纽约客》
35 读《丁玲传》
36 再看《飞越疯人院》
37 梵高的太阳
38 夜读《雪国》
39 互为自然的男女
40 为流逝而伤感的人，总是有些温善的情怀
41 结婚已成“可要可不要的饭后甜点”
42 作家的家永远在别处
43 倾城之日爱恋时
44 阅读是幸福的
45 男作家眼中的灰暗伦敦
46 真爱是无言的
47 夜读《徐霞客游记》
48 在悲凉的情节里始终看到希望
49 远去的那一代读书人
50 又见《第二性》
51 芦屋的文学气质
52 爱情是最难概括的事情
53 他一定是个很特别的人
54 每一天都留下记忆之痕
55 千里上海一日还
56 喜爱伦敦的伍尔芙
57 匆匆牛津，与拉金擦肩而过
58 男女顶尖作家花园相遇，会谈些什么？
59 访劳伦斯故居
60 写作是最专注的生活方式
61 受害者与害人者，转换一瞬间
62 夜读向田邦子
63 手握鸡蛋背对世界
64 文学家的灵性
65 人生如电影
66 用电影的心情看世界
67 麦秋里的晚春
68 真实的生存往往带着病症
69 当“剩女”找到“经济适用男”
70 从“爱谁”到“谁爱”
71 和上天之间的事情
72 我们怎么走到这个地步？
73 幸福准时来敲门？
74 山河依旧，故人难回
75 你从来不想做谁的女朋友，现在却是别人的妻子
76 《小偷家族》中的3组关系
77 远航在“3.14”之后的世界
78 如果你错过我的那趟列车，你会知道我已离去
79 走出巴特比困境
80 有生命的东西都是很费工夫的啊
81 爱你所爱，行你所行，听从你心，无问西东
82 追昔抚今看《芳华》
83 世界为什么离我那么远？
84 不能改变世界的时候，我们能不能改变自己？
85 面对《摔跤吧，爸爸》，我们为什么而笑？
86 远山的呼唤
87 人不能同时承担两种生活
88 女人为什么快跑？
89 简·奥斯汀的再见
90 冰如火焰的《印度支那》
91 横渡湄公河的浮草
92 让心里的放在心里，让现实的回到现实
93 君笑依旧，一日又去
94 通向吴哥窟的花样年华
95 为了世界那一点点美好
96 解语花
97 单纯是乌托邦的灵魂
98 睡在一个被窝里还是感到寂寞
99 长恨如歌

FAQ

How does this book differ from Professor Liang Yong'an's earlier Reading, Travel, and Love?

Reading, Travel, and Love focuses more on macro-level analysis and advice for young people's concrete dilemmas (such as work and love), looking outward; The Everyday turns entirely inward, focusing on micro, private moments of feeling, with a more scattered, tranquil style—a different dimension of life inquiry.

Is this book a collection of essays or philosophical musings?

It falls between literary essay and philosophical musing. The pieces are grounded in concrete scenes and objects of daily life, with the narrative quality and imagery of essays; yet at their core is a light-footed inquiry into fundamental questions of existence, time, and perception, carrying the speculative flavor of the essay—a literary expression of 'life philosophy.'

Is the content very abstract and hard to understand?

Quite the opposite. The author excels at entering through the most concrete, ordinary details (the taste of a bowl of noodles, the shifting light in a window) and, in plain yet precise language, drawing out profound insights. The barrier is not prior knowledge but whether one is willing to follow the author's guidance, slow down, and re-experience the ordinary things we overlook.

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About the author

梁永安 Author

Liang Yong'an is a Chinese author whose work spans several fields. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background remain unclear. Judging from the nineteen works held in the collection, however, his interests as a writer and editor range across foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, literary appreciation, and inspirational personal growth. Representative works include De Profundis: Chinese and English, Xiang Xing San Ji: Huang Yongyu Illustrated Edition, Renjian Caomu, The Sea, The Sea, and The Iris Murdoch Collection, indicating sustained engagement with the translation, editing, and appreciation of classic texts as well as with personal essays. Titles such as Be an Excellent Ordinary Person and Why Are They Different: 52 Questions About Life reflect his attention to the lives and growth of ordinary people. Overall, his writing combines careful literary appreciation with a plain, everyday concern, and will appeal to readers interested in Chinese and foreign literature and in life essays.