Beijing Smoke and Clouds (part 1) (commemorative Collector's Edition)
by Lin Yutang
About This Novel
This book is Lin Yutang's long-standing and prestigious work. The text reflects the author's strong patriotism, sincere love for traditional Chinese culture and life details, and a very vital Lao-Zhuang philosophical realm. It is an encyclopedic masterpiece. It is a novel written in English by Lin Yutang when he was living in Paris in the late 1930s. The original title was Moment in Peking. The book tells the story of the three major families of Zeng, Yao and Niu in Beiping from the Boxer Rebellion in 1901 to the Anti-Japanese War for more than 30 years. The book has a grand structure, intertwined clues, and a panoramic view of the rapid and profound changes that have taken place in modern Chinese society. It is known as the modern version of "Dream of Red Mansions".
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Official(6)Scraped 11d ago
Literary people love Lin Yutang the most
I want to buy it, but it's so expensive. I've seen other e-books that aren't that expensive. I might as well buy a paper version, huh.
Ha, I finally bought the book
good
Good! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Come here because of its reputation
It's a book I've always wanted to read. It's very good.
A classic, a classic passed down!
