"The Biography of Su Dongpo" is a five-volume literary biography that panoramically presents Su Shi's magnificent life. The book is composed of five volumes, 120 chapters, and 1.2 Million words. It strictly follows the clues of time and outlines his complete life trajectory from a prodigy in Meishan to a leader in the literary world, from his ups and downs in officialdom to his exile in Lingnan, and to the thousands of years of echoes after his death.
This biography goes beyond the traditional linear narrative and is committed to creating a "full-blooded Su Dongpo". The core lies in the multi-dimensional three-dimensional presentation: it not only describes the culmination of his literary and artistic achievements and the political storm of the "Wutai Poetry Case", but also goes deeper into his specific and subtle daily life - the hardships of reclaiming wasteland in Huangzhou, the ingenuity of water control in Hangzhou, the interest of wine making in Huizhou, and the persistence of teaching in Danzhou. The emotional world is also described in detail, including the three deep relationships with Wang Fu, Wang Runzhi, and Wang Chaoyun, the life-long sibling relationship with Su Che, and the vast friendships intertwined with agility and warmth.
What is particularly distinctive is that the biography is in the form of a "thematic symphony", with special chapters that deeply explore his food creation, health philosophy, humorous nature, calligraphy and painting theory, engineering technology and other aspects, breaking through time and space and focusing on all aspects of his cultural personality. Ultimately, the biography transcends his physical life and systematically combs through his eternal journey from his rehabilitation in the Southern Song Dynasty to his spread in East Asia to becoming a cultural symbol in contemporary times.
The whole book aims to interweave grand historical narratives with subtle daily details to present a complex soul that shuttles freely between ideals and reality, worldliness and entry into the world, compassion and broad-mindedness, and ultimately answer a core question: How did Su Shi become a cultural monument that spanned thousands of years and warmed the world? !
