Library

Zhang Yiping (1902-1947), whose nickname was Zao Hui, also known as Hong Xi, was from Jixi, Anhui. He was born in Mengtangguan when he was young. He went to Qianfu to study in 1908 and then entered the Second Normal School of Anhui Province. In 1921, he entered the preparatory course of Peking University. After graduating from Peking University, he edited an education magazine at the Education Improvement Society founded by Tao Xingzhi. He served as chief editor at Shanghai Dadong Bookstore. He co-organized the monthly "Yu Si" with Lu Xun and was an important contributor. In 1928, he served as secretary to the president of Jinan University and professor of the Department of Literature. After the Anti-Japanese War, he served as professor of Chengdu University and a member of Nanshe News Agency and the Left-wing Writers Alliance. He has written a lot, including more than 20 short story collections, essay collections, poetry collections, academic works, children's books, translations and collections of ancient books. He is a modern writer and translator. There is also a comic editor of the same name.

The contents of this book include You Ji Pu Wenchang's words, Shi Hefang's words, Ms. Burkehurst, They Are All Lovely, Don't Start a Family, Bad "History of Chinese Literature", exclamation marks and new poems, etc.

"Pillow Essays" was first published by Shanghai Beixin Book Company in June 1929. It is paperback with rough edges. The binding design has its own characteristics. Secondly, the most important thing is that this is a unique collection of essays. Zhang Yiping clearly told readers in the preface that this book was written while he was recovering from illness. "I couldn't read any books and couldn't do anything. I was very bored lying in bed all day, so I picked up Note-Book and wrote a few sentences at random, which became such a thin volume "Pillow Essays."" Zhang Yiping also revealed that he "was encouraged by my cousin Lin Yu when I wrote this "Essays." He admitted that the book was "admittedly a shoddy and superficial product", but his interpretation was still very high, that is, it was "imitated in the style of "Shishuo Xinyu", recording the rich discussions of many teachers and friends." "Shishuo Xinyu" written by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty is a classic in ancient Chinese notebook literature.

Literary works are an art that uses language as a means to shape images to reflect social life and express the author's thoughts and feelings. They are a mirror for us and have a subtle and profound enlightenment effect on our lives. They can broaden our horizons, increase our knowledge, and cultivate our sentiments. Literary masters are the pioneers of an era and masters of various literary forms. Their works originate from the era in which they lived, record the microcosm of social life in that era, contain the writer's own experience and thinking about society and life, influence the development process of society, and have eternal charm. They are the engineers of our soul, able to guide our life development and give us spiritual nourishment like chicken soup. This is just as Tagore said when talking about the relationship between literature and the future of our humanity: "Use literature to ignite the lights of thousands of families in the future."