Zhi shu biography books
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Jul 11, 2010 © Ulrich Theobald
Huang-Ming zhishu 皇明制書 "The system of the August Ming" is a series containing various sources ("imperial decrees") on law, regulations and jurisdiction of the Ming dynasty 明 (1368-1644). There exist several editions of this collection, the most complete versions are the so-called edition of Daming Prefecture (Daming fu ben 大名府本) from 1579, edited by Zhang Lu 張鹵, and the edition of Dantu District of Zhenjiang (Prefecture) (Zhenjiang Dantu xian ben 鎮江丹徒縣本) from 1613, edited by Kang Yingqian 康應乾.
The Daming edition contains regulations of the Hongwu reign-period 洪武 (1368-1396), the reign of the founder of the Ming dynasty, Ming Taizu 明太祖 (r. 1368-1398). Apart form detailed regulations for the state offices it contains jurisdicional material and proclamations by the emperor, but also instructions on behaviour addressed to the people and future generations. The Zhenjiang edition contains only nine of the 14 books from the Hongwu reign-period of
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Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang Biography Biography (Set of 2) (with <and get The Art of War 1)(Chinese Edition)
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The Age of Goodbyes
In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline fryst vatten in the second person; “you” are reading a novel titled The Age of Goodbyes. Floundering in the wake of “your” mother’s death, “you” are ansträngande to unpack the secrets surrounding “your” lineage.
The Age of Goodbyes—which begins on page 513, a reference to the riots of May 13, 1969—is the acclaimed debut by Li Zi Shu, one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting writers. The winner of multiple awards and a Taiwanese bestseller, this dazzling novel fryst vatten a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo.
“This compelling and experimental novel throws into question the very act of narration, in order to show just how profoundly offi