Rumors (Commemorative Edition)

[Editor's Recommendation] ★ Zhang Ailing's first collection of essays, the first edition is reproduced. Find the real life from firewood, rice, oil, salt, soap, water and the sun. ——Zhang Ailing ★ The text has been revised based on the first edition of "Rumors", and the illustrations drawn by Zhang Ailing and the original cover designed by lifelong friend Yan Ying have been retained. The typography is as close to the original style as possible, striving to reproduce the style of the first edition. ★ Relive a genius dream 1. "Rumors" is Zhang Ailing's first collection of essays, published in 1944, which records the thoughts of the talented girl Zhang Ailing before and after she became famous. In order to publish this book, Zhang Ailing found paper herself, went to a printing factory, and "seriously published it." 2. Collects the essays written by Zhang Ailing when she was 23-24 years old. The author personally selected the essays. Here you can see a warmer Zhang Ailing and understand her thoughts before and after she became famous. 3. Zhang Ailing drew the illustrations herself, and the cover was designed by her lifelong friend Yan Ying, using Ailing's portrait. Introduction★ Zhang Ailing's first collection of essays, reproduced from the first edition: "Rumors" persists, reviving a genius' dream. ★Written about her thoughts before and after she became famous, a talented girl who is independent, brave, and full of insights, and a warm, approachable and lovely Zhang Ailing! ★ The selected articles and illustrations are all from Zhang Ailing herself, and the cover is designed by her lifelong friend Yan Ying. ★ The text has been revised based on the first edition of "Rumors", the original cover has been retained, and the typography has restored the style of the first edition as much as possible, striving to reproduce the style of the first edition. ★ "Rumors" will never go away, written on water and left in memory. ★That was when Zhang Ailing was most energetic. During that limited period of youth, which was only once in her life, she devoted a passion and hard work that is rare for ordinary people for a "genius dream", and the reward for that effort is an enduring legend. "Rumors" contains essays written by Zhang Ailing when she was 23-24 years old. The themes are rich, including not only talking about reading and writing, but also daily life memories, as well as excerpts of anecdotes about her aunt and her friend Yan Ying. Here, readers can see a more warm-hearted Zhang Ailing and understand her thoughts before and after she became famous. "Rumors" is Zhang Ailing's first collection of essays. It was self-printed by the author in December 1944. Yan Ying designed the cover and Zhang Ailing drew illustrations. This book follows the cover of the first edition of "Rumors", and the content remains the same. The text is collated with the "Additional Edition of Legend" and the first published articles. Obvious typos are corrected, and book titles are added to the mentioned books and articles. The author's special word usage, dialect usage, and old translations of people, places, and things have not been changed. [About the author] Zhang Ailing, a modern Chinese writer. His ancestral home was Fengrun, Hebei Province. He was born in Shanghai in September 1920 and died in Los Angeles, the United States in September 1995. Zhang Ailing was deeply influenced by Chinese classical literature and received a good Western education, thus forming a literary vision that combines both Chinese and Western literature. Her works mostly focus on the fate of ordinary people, have insight into the subtleties of human nature, and have a strong sense of history. They write about all living beings in the era of great changes. They are rich in imagery and have a unique desolate literary style. On the basis of inheriting the Chinese literary tradition, she has built her own rich and unique literary world.