Mountains and Waters
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who love quiet, philosophical modern prose
- Those interested in the literary world of Feng Zhi, praised by Lu Xun as 'China's most outstanding lyric poet'
- Readers hoping to find inner stability and spiritual nourishment in a troubled world
- Scholars and students of modern Chinese literature, especially the spiritual history of literati during the War of Resistance
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting fiction with strong plot and dramatic twists
- Readers seeking light entertainment or practical guides
Reading tips
- Read slowly in a quiet environment, savoring the lingering charm and rhythm of the blank spaces in the prose
- Reading it alongside Feng Zhi's poetry (such as Sonnets) will better reveal his distinctive style in which poetry and thought interpenetrate
- While reading, set aside expectations of 'landscape' scenery and instead focus on how the author expresses feeling through objects to achieve inner reflection
About the publisher
Tianjin People's Publishing House publishes across such fields as classic works, foreign literature, architecture, social culture and social sciences, with 749 relevant titles in the collection. In the areas of classics and scholarship, works such as Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua and Fei Xiaotong's From the Soil and Fertility and Reproduction reflect a sustained attention to social culture and classic texts of thought. Architectural books are represented by Liang Sicheng's Annotated Yingzao Fashi and A History of Chinese Architecture, showing an emphasis on architectural heritage and building traditions. In foreign literature, translations of Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don and Tolstoy's War and Peace and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, through the work of translators such as Li Gang and Yu Dawei, form a substantial series of translated works. Overall, the press combines classic texts, scholarly works and fine translations, with a publishing character oriented toward humanistic depth and the dissemination of knowledge.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 重印《山水》前言
- C君的来访
- 蒙古的歌
- 赤塔以西——一段通信
- 塞纳河畔的无名少女
- 两句诗
- 怀爱西卡卜
- 罗迦诺的乡村
- 在赣江上
- 一棵老树
- 一个消逝了的山村
- 人的高歌
- 山村的墓碣
- 动物园
- 忆平乐
- 后记
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About the author
Feng Zhi (1905–1993), originally named Feng Chengzhi and a native of Zhuozhou, Hebei, was a modern Chinese writer, poet, translator and scholar. After studying in Germany, he received a doctorate in philosophy from Heidelberg University. Returning to China, he devoted himself to teaching and research, serving as a professor at National Southwestern Associated University and Peking University, and as director of the Institute of Foreign Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His work spans poetry, fiction and scholarly writing, with representative works including the poetry collection Sonnets, the novel Wu Zixu and the study Biography of Du Fu. His verse is restrained and profound, often carrying philosophical reflection within everyday experience, while his scholarship is marked by solid materials and discerning judgment. As a translator, he introduced German literature to Chinese readers; his versions of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Schiller's Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man have been widely read and have had a lasting influence on modern Chinese literature and foreign literary studies.
