我的精神家园 My Spiritual Homeland

This book is a compilation of articles by Wang Xiaobo, one of the most influential modern writers in China. He entered Renmin University of China in his 30s, which was not unusual due to the educational disruptions caused by the Cultural Revolution. He later earned a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Pittsburgh (with his wife Li Yinhe pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the same university).

Despite being an exceptionally talented novelist, Wang was also a programmer who built his own text editor. He taught sociology at Peking University and later accounting at Renmin University before eventually choosing to become a full-time writer. He only became widely known after he died of a heart attack at 45.

一九九七年六月，王小波逝世两个月后，他的杂文自选集《我的精神家园》出版。这是第一版的封面。相比于2002版出版的《我的精神家园》纪念版来说，这一版本没有纪念文章，只收有王自己的文字。当时这本书，和九七年五月第一次在大陆出版的《黄金时代》《白银时代》和《青铜时代》一起上架，十月又出版了《沉默的大多数》。一时间，大家都知道了，有一个王小波。可惜，那时他已辞世，只留下书店里满架的王小波，像一场喧哗无声的葬礼。