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Qiuyuan Series: Seeing the Female Trio Author: Yang Benfen Douban Books Top 88
Qiuyuan Series: Seeing the Female Trio Author: Yang Benfen Douban Books Top 88
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Introduction · · · · · ·
Listen to the 80-year-old grandmother tell her and her mother's story.
In 1914, the person named Qiuyuan appeared in the world. In 1918, the Chinese word "she" appeared. Qiuyuan came, struggled, despaired, and was happy. Today, her 80-year-old daughter tells the world about her ordinary life.
"I wrote the life story of an ordinary Chinese woman, how my family struggled to survive like driftwood in the water, and the life and death of rural characters in the hinterland of Central and South China. I know that the story I wrote is like a drop of water, which will eventually flow into the long river of human history."
About the Author · · · · · ·
Yang Benfen was born in Xiangyin, Hunan in 1940. At the age of 17, she was admitted to Xiangyin Industrial School, and later entered the Jiangxi Communist University Branch. Before graduation, she was sent to the rural areas of Jiangxi. For decades, she worked hard to make a living, took care of her husband and children, and later retired from a car transportation company. She began writing at the age of 60 and published short stories in magazines such as "Red Bean" and "Dianchi".
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"Autumn Garden" Reading · · · · · ·
The kitchen is about four square meters, and the sink, stove and refrigerator take up most of the space, leaving no room for a table. I sat on a low stool, using another slightly higher stool as a table, and began to write the story of our family on a stack of gridded manuscript paper. That year, my mother, Qiuyuan in the book, whose real name was Liang Qiufang, passed away. I was overwhelmed by the great sadness, and it was almost impossible for me to recover physically and mentally. I realized that if no one wrote down some things, my mother's traces in this world would be quickly erased. On a not-too-distant day, I myself in this world...
