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绿皮火车：我的回忆

Year

2026

Language

CHINESE

Publication Information

literary novels

Summary

本书是一部用平凡人眼光叙述中国社会近百年变迁的回忆录，既是个人史、家庭史，也是社会史。全书以作者早年乘坐的"绿皮火车"为意象，串联起两代人的生命轨迹：从未谋面的父亲、一生坚毅的母亲、努力上进的兄姐、困难时期的生活点滴、面粉厂当工人、改变命运的高考、跻身大学讲台实现理想。从民国军阀混战、抗战岁月，到新中国成立后的和平建设、"上山下乡"、改革开放，举凡近代中国社会变迁的重要节点都有涉及。书中配有家庭相册、书信、车票等200余幅珍贵图像，图文并茂，具有很强的可读性和历史价值。

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