Title: Birds in Early Summer

Author: Zhang Yang

Publisher: Sino-Culture Press

Edition: First Edition, June 2018

Printing: Second Printing, August 2022

Format: 16 - mo, Hardcover

Printed Sheets: 10

Word Count: 90,000 words

ISBN: 9787507548969

Price: 38.00 CNY

The author has lived, worked, studied, and traveled in countries such as Singapore, Finland, Australia, the United States, Germany, France, and Indonesia. "Traversing through the four seasons", the author has recorded "journeys and reflections", that is, "the travels on the road and the pursuits of the soul". As a Hui ethnic minority, the author has come into contact and communication with Muslims who have migrated to these countries and regions. These interactions between the author and others reflect the struggles and contemplations faced by individuals (including the author himself) moving between different beliefs and civilizations. Against the backdrop of the times, such experiences are particularly valuable for exploring the prospects of a multicultural society.

Zhang Yang's ancestral home is Linxia, Gansu, and he grew up in Beijing. He studied at Tsinghua High School, graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree, and obtained a master's degree in economics from the University of Melbourne. He has successively served as an engineer at Nokia, an IT strategic consulting director at Accenture, and a vice - president at JD Group. Now he is self - employed, engaged in the e - commerce and Internet finance industries. He has lived, worked, studied, and traveled in countries such as Singapore, Finland, Australia, the United States, Germany, France, and Indonesia.

Guo Moruo (1892 - 1978), whose original name was Guo Kaizhen, was from Leshan, Sichuan. He was a famous romantic poet, historical playwright, archaeologist, and paleographer in the history of modern Chinese literature. He started writing new - style poetry in 1918. In 1921, he organized the "Creation Society" with Yu Dafu, Cheng Fangwu, Zhang Ziping, etc., and published his first poetry collection "The Goddess", which was a foundational work of new - style poetry. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the chairman of the All - China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc. His representative works include "Studies on Oracle Bone Inscriptions", "Qu Yuan", "Tiger Tally", "The Bronze Age", etc.

Anguilla in the Dusk / 001

The Years of the Small Mosque / 009

Birds in Early Summer / 013

Two Mazars in Beijing / 019

Kurdish Text Messages on Eid al - Fitr / 031

The Funeral of Peter Norman / 035

The Free Singer / 045

The Grain Store on Sydney Road / 053

The Last Glimmer of Dawn in Summer / 057

Uncle Bai's Pizza / 061

The Frozen Iron - sheet Boat / 067

Starlight in the Land of the Bodhi / 077

The Wandering Persia / 083

The Jewish Museum in Prague / 089

The Festival of Sacrifice in Paris / 099

The Jumu'ah of the Western Thracians / 105

The Imported Cottage / 111

Lexington without Gunshots / 123

Searching for the Disappeared Fence / 131