老南京城|旧影秦淮(英文版)

图书标准信息

• 作者 叶兆言 著
• 出版社 外文出版社
• 出版时间 2003-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787119030487
• 定价 80.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 254页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whenhewasalivemygrandfatheroftentoldastoryaboutafriendofhiswhowasanotedscholar.Wheneverthescholarwentintoabookstoreorlibrary，hewouldshakehisheadindisappointment，complain-ingthattherewerenobooksappropriateforhimtoread.Suchanattitudewasatypicaldrawbackoftenassociatedwithnotedpeopleinsociety.Ihavesome-timescomeacrosspeoplewiththesameprejudices.Theyarenotreallyhighbrowscholars.Infacttheymaynotevenbemediocrescholars，buttheyalwayscomplainthattherearenogoodbookstoread.Withstrongwords，theymockbookstores，librariesandallthosewhowrite，compile，andeditbooks.
Tobefair，therearebooksthatarenotsogoodbuttherehaveneverbeenasmanygoodbooksastherearetoday.Bookloversfindthemwithhappysurpriseinbookstores，onbookstands，andinoldandnewlibraries.Infacttheysoondiscovertherearetoomanygoodbookstoread.Booksareapartofhumancivilization，broughtforthinasteadystream.Newbooksalwayscomeoutbeforetheoldonesareevenforgotten.Afriendinthepublishingbusinessexclaimed，afterre-tumingfromatripabroad，thatthenumberofbooksinChinaissimplyenormous，especiallyneweditionsofoldbooks.Tofindagoodoldbookabroadissome-timesnoteasy！
Chinesepublishershaveafinetradition:theyal-waystrytorecommendgoodbooksandtourgepeopletoread.Asaresult，thebestoldbookskeepbeingrepublished.AsawriterIhopeIcanpresentreaderswithagoodandinterestingbook.Ioftenremindmy-selfofthenecessitytoworkhardatmywriting.
OvertheyearsIhavehadtheopportunitytocomeacrosscountlessnumbersofpicturesshowingscenesinthehistoryofNanjing.Inlookingatthesepictures，weigheddownbydustaccumulatedthroughtheyears，
Ihavefeltthebreathandheartbeatofthecity'shistory.Icannothelpthinkinghowwonderfulitistoletotherslookatthemalso.
Thisbookpresentsoverthreehundredsucholdpictures.Naturallythiscannotbeacompletecollection.
Historyexpressesitselfindifferentways.Forpeoplelivingtoday，picturesmaydepictrealitybutmoreoftenthannottheyreflectsomethingunfamiliarandevenstrange.Ineithercasetheyrevealsomethinguniqueandtheyallconstituteagreatcharm.

【目录】

ThesoundofoarsandtheshadowsoflanternsontheQinhuaiRiver
TheroadsofNanjing
CeremoniesattheSunYat-senMau-soleum
Thelostdreamsofcollege
TheflamesofwaragainstJapaneseaggression
Thevalueofletters
ProminentresidencesintheRepublic
Scenesinhistoricalanecdotes
Familypicturealbums