Gu Zhun As I Knew Him (Foreword by Wu Jinglian)

When the author Xu Fang was still a little girl, she formed an intergenerational friendship with Gu Zhun at the cadre school in Henan. Her records offer readers a unique perspective from which to observe and understand Gu Zhun, revealing his struggles as a human being and his spiritual strength as an independent thinker. As the renowned scholar Ding Dong put it, "For half a century, writings commenting on Gu Zhun have been endless. There are monographs, essays,散文随笔, and documentaries and other audiovisual works. However, most works are developed from reading secondary sources. Works truly written by those who had interactions with Gu Zhun, offering exclusive details, are limited. Among them, those who had a deep friendship with Gu Zhun are even rarer." "Xu Fang's 'Cadre School Notes' also differs from other 'cadre school' memoirs in another aspect. When she and her mother Zhang Chunyin arrived at the cadre school, she was still a youth with an innocent heart, less contaminated by political indoctrination. Therefore, this book does not describe cadre school life from the perspective of a 'May Seventh Fighter,' nor from the perspective of a participant in a political movement, but rather uses the eyes of a young person to observe the activities of adults in a very special environment. She often sees abnormalities in things that adults take for granted, which makes it all the more precious." Proudly presented by "Yi Jia - Reading Way" book series.

2025-08-21

1 Plus Books

298

9781966814214