Zhou Zuoren's Classic Work: a Corner of the Study
by Zhou Zuoren
About This Novel
Zhou Zuoren said in the preface: This book contains four parts, namely, 1, "Memories of Old Books" with 28 chapters, 2, "Reminiscences of Old Books" with 44 chapters, 3 with "Reading Books and Occasion Notes" with 61 chapters, 4, "Reading Books and Remaining Notes" with 58 chapters, for a total of 191 chapters. "A Corner of the Study" contains nearly 200 reading notes by Zhou Zuoren. The content is short and flexible, some even less than ten lines, and involves many ancient books. It reflects Zhou Zuoren's thinking and analysis of traditional Chinese culture to a large extent. It also introduces the customs and characters of his hometown of Shaoxing. From it, we can feel Zhou Zuoren's longing for his hometown. It is also an excellent custom chronicle. He integrates modern thoughts into the comments on ancient books, which makes it very enjoyable to read and different from other casual readings.
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