城南舊事 Add a review

Memories of Peking: South Side Stories (simplified Chinese: 城南旧事; traditional Chinese: 城南舊事; pinyin: Chéngnán Jiùshì) (also translated as My Memories of Old Beijing) is an autobiographical novel by Taiwanese author Lin Hai-yin, based on her own childhood experiences. Originally serialized in two parts in the December 1957 issues of Free China Journal, it was first published as a collection in 1960 by Taichung Kuangchi Publishing and became Lin's breakthrough work. The overarching theme of the novel is "farewell," and it is structured meticulously with progressive layers.