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The South Lake Diary is a coming-of-age literary work set against the backdrop of campus life in southern China during the 1980s. Employing a diary-style structure, the author unfolds the inner monologue of Pu Shao'ao, a young university instructor, through a first-person narrative. The work authentically captures the psychological struggles and self-redemption of young people of that era, grappling with post-graduation assignments, urban-rural disparities, and the conflict between ideals and reality. The greatest literary value of this book lies in its interweaving of personal emotions-love, loneliness, and confusion-with the contextual realities of the time, such as the education system and personnel arrangements. Through a candid and honest narrative, it portrays the state of youth during a "period of spiritual rupture." The protagonist's discontent with life, his reflections on fate, and his emotional attachment to a student named Yingzi are not merely a "teacher-student romance" but rather a pursuit of purity and idealistic emotion amid his isolated circumstances. As the author states, "He is a Chinese version of 'Young Werther, ' whose youthful troubles may allow today's young readers to see their own reflections." These "troubles" stem from both the tensions of reality and an inherent idealism and sense of personal dignity. This book chooses a literary approach to reveal the emotional world of the "superfluous man" of an era. It is an attempt at "private literature" and a spiritual archive belonging to the intellectuals of the 1980s. 青春的呼喊与心灵的诗意记录--《南湖日记》导读 《南湖日记》是一部以1980年代中国南方高校生活为背景的青春文学作品。作者通过"日记体"结构,以第一人称的方式展开一位年轻大学教师普少翱的内心独白。作品真实地呈现了那个时代青年人在毕业分配、城乡差异、理想与现实冲突中的心理挣扎与自我救赎。 本书最大的文学价值,在于其将个体情感(爱情、孤独、困惑)与时代语境(教育制度、人事安排)相交织,以冷峻诚实的语言书写了一种"精神断裂时期"的青春状态。主人公对生活的不甘、对命运的思索,对一位学生英子的情感投射,并非单纯的"师生恋",而是其孤立处境中对纯洁、理想情感的追寻。 正如作者所言:"他是中国版的'少年维特',他的青春烦恼也许能让今日之青年读者看到自己的身影。"这种"烦恼"源自于现实的张力,也来自于内在的理想主义与人格尊严。 本书选择文学的方式让人看见一个时代中"多余人"的情感世界。它是一种"私人文学"的尝试,也是一份属于八十年代知识分子的精神档案。


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  • ISBN-13: 9781738015801
  • Publisher: Canadian North America Writers Press Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Canadian North America Writers Press Inc.
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 164
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 249 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1738015807
  • Publisher Date: 07 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: Chinese
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 140 mm


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