The Wuhan version of the biography "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao" appeared in Wuhan, the earliest personal biography of the two people so far
Changjiang Daily News (reporter Jiang Taixu, correspondent Ding Xiaoping) The earliest personal biography of Mao Zedong appeared in Wuhan last month Later, Mr. Jiang Xiaoping, a red collector, once again exclusively disclosed to this newspaper yesterday his collection of the 1938 Wuhan version of the personal biography of "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao". It is reported that this document is the earliest single book about the personal biographies and selected works of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao discovered so far.
The "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao" displayed by Mr. Jiang Xiaoping is a 32-page book. It was published and distributed by the One Star Bookstore founded by the underground party of the Communist Party of China in April 1938. Each volume is sold for "triangle". The main color of the cover is yellow, and there is a five-pointed star in the upper right corner, which represents the one-star bookstore. On the back cover is a rectangular seal from a one-star bookstore.
The "Editor's Note" of the book states that "When this book was published, Mr. Zhou and Ms. Deng donated close-up photos of their signatures, which is deeply congratulating to readers." It can be seen that this book was approved by Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, and they signed and presented it. The photo is used as an illustration on the cover of the book. The author of the book is signed "Baishui", which is a pseudonym, and his real name needs to be verified.
The editor said that he “respects the great contributions of Mr. Zhou and Ms. Deng to the future of the nation” and hopes that readers “first understand their lives and remarks” in order to guide “the general public on the path of sacred resistance. ". The book contains 14 articles in three genres: biographies, exclusive interviews, and personal anthologies (speeches). Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao each have 7 articles, including 1 biography each, 1 exclusive interview, and anthology (reports, speeches). 5 articles, totaling 116 pages.
The personal biographies of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, "Zhou Enlai, the Great Descendant of the Chinese Nation" and "Deng Yingchao, the Pioneer of the Chinese Women's Movement" are about 2,000 to 3,000 words each, with similar writing styles and writing methods. The two men called Zhou Enlai the "helmsman" of the "Chinese nation" and Deng Yingchao "one of the main leaders of the Chinese women's movement" based on their revolutionary experiences and anti-Japanese war ideas. The biographers are Zhang Jiyi and Zhu Yunqiu, whose identities have yet to be verified.
Why was "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao" published in Wuhan 76 years ago? Ding Xiaoping, revision editor of the new edition of "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao" and deputy director of the Kunlun Book Editorial Department of the People's Liberation Army Press, believes that 1937 coincided with the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and Kuomintang. Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao actively promoted the idea of ??anti-Japanese and national salvation in Wuhan, making "Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao "can be published and distributed in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
Li Runbo, director of the Books and Newspapers Committee of the China Collectors Association, said that the book is the earliest personal biography of Comrade Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao discovered so far. Most of the selected works included are published for the first time and were published after the founding of New China. These manuscripts are not included in "Selected Works of Zhou Enlai" and "Collected Works of Deng Yingchao".
The original copy of this book was provided by Mr. Jiang Xiaoping and has been recently republished by China Youth Publishing House.