Lin Juemin
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in modern Chinese history, especially the figures and ideas of the 1911 Revolution period
- Literature and history enthusiasts seeking a deeper understanding of the background of "Letter to My Wife" and the full life of its author, Lin Juemin
- Readers looking for in-depth analysis that situates historical figures within their specific social context
- Readers eager to explore the theme of intellectuals' choices and fates amid epochal change
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking light entertainment or novelistic tales of heroism
- Speed-readers expecting highly condensed summaries or definitive historical conclusions
Reading tips
- Reading alongside reference materials on late Qing history is recommended for a better grasp of the historical logic behind the figure's actions.
- Pay particular attention to the book's analysis of the connections between Lin Juemin's family life, his study abroad, and his revolutionary activities.
- Reading the original text of "Letter to My Wife" before the book's interpretive chapters will deepen one's understanding.
About the publisher
Xuexi Publishing House is a book, audio, and electronic publishing unit under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with its publishing focus on promoting and explaining the Party's innovative theories. It has 171 books in the database, commonly classified under law, politics, general biography, and documentary literature. Representative titles include the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on Economics, the One Hundred Questions for Studying the Report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Study Questions and Answers on Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and biographies of Tan Sitong, Qiu Jin, Ye Ting, and Peng Xuefeng. Its author resources include the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Office of the Commission for Overall Law-Based Governance of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, as well as Zhang Haipeng, Zhao Xingsheng, and Cui Huajie — mostly institutions and researchers in relevant fields, reflecting a publishing profile that gives equal weight to theoretical works and biographies.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 引子
- 01 福州：挥斥方遒的同学少年
- 02 东京：心系革命的留学生涯
- 03 香港：铁血柔情的绝笔家书
- 04 广州：壮烈许国的黄花之魂
- 05 永生：在缅怀中前行
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About the author
Zhang Haipeng, born in May 1939 in Hanchuan, Hubei, is a historian and a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as a researcher at the Institute of Modern History. He previously served as director of the institute and president of the Chinese Historical Society. He has long been engaged in the study of modern Chinese history and Marxist historiography, with scholarly work that combines careful source analysis with attention to broad historical context. His representative achievement is the ten-volume General History of Modern China, which he edited; its volumes cover key phases from the late Qing to the Republican era, including the New Policies and constitutional movements around the 1898 reforms, the 1911 Revolution, the early Republic, and the civil war and crisis of 1927–1937. He also edited A Draft History of Taiwan and Forty Years of Chinese Historiography, and has written a biography of Qiu Jin. His plain, rigorous style has given him considerable influence in the field of modern Chinese history.
Zhao Xingsheng is an author about whom limited public information is available; what can be confirmed is chiefly his biographical and documentary writing on modern Chinese historical figures. Seven of his works are included in the collection, covering Tan Sitong, Qiu Jin, Zou Rong, Chen Yucheng, Jian Dashi, Deng Shichang, and Lin Juemin, most of whom were figures of the late Qing and early Republican periods who devoted themselves to reform, revolution, or resistance against foreign aggression. Their lives span political reform, revolutionary activity, and national struggle, indicating that his writing centers on presenting the changes and sacrifices of modern China through individual lives. His works fall under the categories of general biography and documentary literature, and are likely narrative accounts based on historical facts that also attend to the circumstances of their times. As his dates of birth and death, native place, education, and official positions cannot be verified, his personal background cannot be described in detail; readers may chiefly understand his writing orientation through the works mentioned above.
Han Chaojian is an author about whom limited public information is currently available. One work by him is included in the library: the documentary literary book Lin Juemin. Based on the available information, his writing centers on documentary literature, taking real historical figures as its subject. Lin Juemin is a widely known revolutionary martyr in modern Chinese history, and his Letter to My Wife has been widely circulated; documentary writing on such a subject generally requires sorting through historical sources and recreating the era and life choices of the figure. Han Chaojian's choice of this subject suggests an interest in modern historical figures and their inner world. Because details of the author's own life, native place, and education are not found in public sources, little more can be said about his writing career; readers wishing to understand his style may turn to the narrative approach of Lin Juemin itself.
