Yang Yi and Yu Bin, Yibainian, xuduo ren, xuduo shi: Yang Yi koushu zizhuan 一百年, 許多人, 許多事: 楊苡口述自傳 (One Hundred Years, Many People, Many Things: Yang Yi's Oral Autobiography): Nanjing: Yilin Press, 2023. 425 pp. ISBN: 9787544792745 (Paper). RMB 108

The article discusses the newly published autobiography of Yang Yi, a renowned English-to-Chinese translator in modern China. The autobiography provides insights into social life in China and presents a left-elite historical narrative of the Republic of China. Yang's autobiography covers her family background, education, interactions with famous writers, and her experiences during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The article highlights the importance of Yang's autobiography as a primary source for understanding the history of modern China, particularly in relation to the elite society and the history of sexuality. [Extracted from the article]