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Yue Daiyun

This person is the main character in the book.

Tang Yijie

This person, also called Lao Tang, is the spouse of the book's central character.

Tang Dan

This person is the daughter of the book's main character.

Tang Yangtong

This person was a much respected professor and the father-in-law of the book's main character.

Tang Shuang

This person is the son of the book's main character.

Chi Qun

This person headed the revolutionary committee responsible for educational reforms.

Lin Biao

This person, who masterminded a plot to kill Chairman Mao, was shot down in an airplane escaping from China.

Jiang Qing

This person was the wife of Mao Zedong, a member of the Gang of Four.

Lao Li

This person was Lao Tang's friend and helped secure him a university position.

Nie Yanzi

This leader of the revolutionary forces at the university targeted Lao Tang as...

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