凡心所向,素履所往
- 231 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Ji Xianlin fue un indólogo, lingüista, paleógrafo, historiador y escritor chino. Su extensa obra abarcó una amplia gama de disciplinas, desde el estudio de lenguas antiguas hasta la crítica literaria. Ji Xianlin se centró en profundizar la comprensión y la conexión entre las culturas orientales, y sus escritos son valorados tanto por su rigor académico como por su mérito literario. A través de su obra, contribuyó a enriquecer la comprensión intercultural.


In contemporary China, the Cultural Revolution remains a delicate topic, little discussed, but if a Chinese citizen has read one book on the subject, it is likely to be Ji's memoir. When The Cowshed was published in China in 1998, it quickly became a bestseller. The Cultural Revolution had nearly disappeared from the collective memory. Prominent intellectuals rarely spoke openly about the revolution, and books on the subject were almost nonexistent. By the time of Ji's death in 2009, little had changed, and despite its popularity, The Cowshed remains one of the only testimonies of its kind.