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Hometown Water
Literature故乡水
Written/translated By Li Wenjun And Edited By Gao Gao
"Hometown Water" is a special collection of essays - creative essays and translated essays - selected by Mr. Li Wenjun, a wanderer who "cannot find his hometown" at the age of 90. The creative prose part covers memories of his childhood life in Shanghai, the ups and downs of work and study, the sincere friendship with colleagues in the translation industry such as Qian Zhongshu and his wife, Xiao Qian and others, as well as life memories of the old days such as book hunting, playing with antiques, and adventures abroad. The selected articles are of great literary talent, with simple and lively language, interesting and historical materials. Just as the author hopes, "spend some effort to turn all kinds of trivial matters a few years ago into typefaces that can be preserved for a longer time." To a certain extent, they truly reflect the life aspect of an era. In the translation prose part, readers can listen to the mysterious and beautiful "encounter" of female writer Willa Cather, or follow Farley Mowat to experience the poetic "snow" kingdom, or even open "Mississippi" and enter the hidden personality world of literary master Faulkner.
"Hometown Water" is a special collection of essays - creative essays and translated essays - selected by Mr. Li Wenjun, a wanderer who "cannot find his hometown" at the age of 90. The creative prose part covers memories of his childhood life in Shanghai, the ups and downs of work and study, the sincere friendship with colleagues in the translation industry such as Qian Zhongshu and his wife, Xiao Qian and others, as well as life memories of the old days such as book hunting, playing with antiques, and adventures abroad. The selected articles are of great literary talent, with simple and lively language, interesting and historical materials. Just as the author hopes, "spend some effort to turn all kinds of trivial matters a few years ago into typefaces that can be preserved for a longer time." To a certain extent, they truly reflect the life aspect of an era. In the translation prose part, readers can listen to the mysterious and beautiful "encounter" of female writer Willa Cather, or follow Farley Mowat to experience the poetic "snow" kingdom, or even open "Mississippi" and enter the hidden personality world of literary master Faulkner.