Project Gutenberg 2008-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Lu, Xun 1881 1936 魯迅 Zhou, Shuren 朝花夕拾 Zhao hua xi shi Produced by Kuo Chao-Yu "朝花夕拾" by Xun Lu is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on the author’s childhood memories and experiences, portraying a nostalgic longing for simpler times and the innocence of youth through various anecdotes. The essays delve into themes of personal reflection, familial connections, and the interplay between memory and identity. The opening of "朝花夕拾" sets the tone for the collection, as the author expresses a desire to find tranquility amidst life's chaos and reflects on the complexities of his thoughts and memories. He recalls the warmth and simplicity of his past, including the vivid tastes of childhood fruits and the bittersweet nature of nostalgia. The initial essay introduces the author's complicated relationship with cats, stemming from an incident involving a pet mouse, which leads him to confront deeper emotions related to love, loss, and his childhood caregiver, referred to as "阿長." This narrative develops a tone of wistful remembrance, inviting readers to explore the blend of humor and poignancy in the exploration of memory throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Essays PL Text Browsing: Literature 138276 138227 2024-09-11T04:32:44.145738 2023-09-11T08:04:23.659853 text/html text/html 138269 138220 2024-09-11T04:32:44.304723 2023-09-11T08:04:23.779881 text/html text/html 88501 2024-09-11T04:32:47.192696 application/epub+zip 88986 2024-09-11T04:32:45.343718 application/epub+zip 88985 2024-09-11T04:32:44.675709 application/epub+zip 182620 2024-09-11T04:32:48.684696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177200 2024-09-11T04:32:46.784717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177393 2022-09-11T14:22:59.453977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129939 2024-09-11T04:32:43.937716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129825 2021-01-03T13:45:21 text/plain; charset=utf-8 59986 2021-01-03T13:45:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16591 2024-09-11T04:32:48.813690 application/rdf+xml 7605 2024-09-11T04:32:45.000719 image/jpeg 2367 2024-09-11T04:32:44.837717 image/jpeg 88193 2024-09-11T04:32:44.316713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia