Stories from the Elders

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Leaving behind the stories of our elders is more meaningful than leaving behind their ashes.
"Stories of the Elders" is a history of family memories. Through the ups and downs of the characters' fate, it shows the political turmoil and conflicts between the old and the new in the southwestern border city of Kunming from the Republic of China to the Republic of China for nearly a hundred years, as well as the profound impact of the revolutionary storm on a large family. It delicately depicts that in the tide of great changes in the times, on the foundation of rebirth and destruction, a group of people still adhere to traditional virtues and stick to the beautiful beliefs of human nature, so that they warm each other with emotion and benefit society.
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Only within the context of a large family can such a story emerge. The narrative is calm, without resentment; the clash between tradition and revolution is handled with ease; the mother is portrayed with poetic eloquence, the father with historical detail. — Wang Dingjun The author is neither despairing nor resentful, but rather calmly, objectively, and understatedly depicts laughter amidst suffering, hope amidst despair, and the stories of family and friends, both large and small, and history both old and new, all interwoven into a microcosm of the Chinese nation's last century. — Chen Fangzheng The stories of his elders, including his great-grandfather, grandfather, parents, uncles, aunts, and even a great-aunt, are vivid and moving. Their stories are a microcosm of the times. Their stories are the memory of history. Through their stories, we gain a more genuine and profound understanding of the past century of Yunnan history and of Chinese history. — Lin Chaomin This family history of memory, through the ups and downs of the characters' fates, reveals the turbulent changes and conflicts between the old and the new in the southwestern border city of Kunming over the past century, from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China, and the impact of the storms of the times on a large family. This book delicately depicts how, amidst the tide of great change, a group of ordinary people adhered to traditional virtues, held fast to the beautiful beliefs of humanity, and warmed each other with their deepest emotions, benefiting society. — Gao Hua A good memoir requires the author to have a sense of history and judgment, a sense of responsibility to pursue truthful records, the ability to control the text appropriately, and, ideally, a sense of humor. This book has it all. — Linda

2021-08-01

香港中文大学出版社

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