Roaring Forest: A Guerrilla Fighter's Yesterday

In 1976, at the age of 23, Hai Fan joined the armed forces led by the Malayan Communist Party and became a soldier of the Malayan People's Army. In 1989, the Hat Yai Peace Accord was signed, and after 13 years of guerrilla life, Hai Fan emerged from the jungle.

In 2017, Hai Fan unearthed the hidden treasures of Malayan Communist Party fiction with his collection of short stories, "Delicious Hunger." In his latest collection of essays, "Roaring Forests: A Guerrilla Fighter's Yesterday," Hai Fan returns to the mountains with a simple pen and a historical eye, piecing together the fragments of unforgettable memories and leading us into this social struggle that stretched on for half a century.

The book is divided into three volumes. Volume one is "History, Turning to Page 691 - A Journey to the Former Site of the Voice of Revolution Radio Station in Malaya", which contains eight articles and more than 20,000 words, recording the story of the Voice of Revolution Radio Station which started broadcasting in Hunan, China in 1969 and ceased broadcasting in 1981.

The second volume, "As if in Another World," contains 24 essays describing daily life in the rainforest, such as the living habits of animals and plants, herbs, tools, job divisions in the army, dietary conditions, spiritual entertainment, etc.

Volume 3, "Speeches," includes two speeches, in which Hai Fan details his motivation for writing and reflects on the conflicts between personal experience, literary creation, family and national history, and the glory of human nature.

These narratives unfold from daily life, but are not just personal daily life.

Haifan

He served in the Malayan People's Army, a common soldier in the armed forces under the leadership of the Malayan Communist Party. He fought in the rainforest for thirteen years. On December 2, 1989, with the signing of the Hat Yai Peace Accord between the Malayan Communist Party and the governments of Thailand and Malaysia, he ceased his armed struggle, disbanded his forces, and was able to return to society.

During his early years in the army, he published lyrics and novels. After a period of hiatus, he returned to writing in recent years, chronicling his guerrilla life, capturing the joys and sorrows of a unique period. His previous publications include the essay collection "The Rainforest Tells You" (Wenyun, 2014) and the novel collection "Delicious Hunger" (Youren, 2017).

Preface 1: An Old Story, a Fact of History / Sarada Sarma (PV)
Preface 2: Lush Green Forests in All Directions / Ma Ge Preface 3: Looking Back Is Not Just Everyday / Liang Jingfen

[Volume 1] History turns to page 691: A journey to the former site of the Voice of Malayan Revolution Radio Station

Why is Zhangwang and Zhuizhuo code-named 691?
Piecing together the path of armed struggle for young ambitions
The "red glow" of life has changed with the passage of time, and people in the houses are all selling tea cakes and "guarding the house and the mountain"
Green Garden, Lingering Rhymes [Appendix 1] A List of Working Groups [Appendix 2] Sarawak and Our Beautiful Connection – Reflections on the September Friends’ Gathering in Sibu / Ravi Sarma
[Appendix 3] The Pre-launch Life of the Voice of Malaya Revolution Radio Station / Ravi Sarma

【Volume 2】As if in another world

[Column 1] Opening: Not a dream [Column 2] Chinese New Year: Thinking of migratory birds [Column 3] Plantation: Moments of life and death [Column 4] Broken legs: The heavy yoke of fate [Column 5] Elephant: The hardships of dismemberment [Column 6] Cassava: How can we forget each other?
[Column 7] Raising: Warmth and Melancholy [Column 8] Hornbill: The Sorrow of Impermanence [Column 9] Special Pet: The Unbearable Lightness of Life [Column 10] New Year's Card: Enduring Blessings [Column 11] Mountain: It is Forever Young [Column 12] Vitality: The Magic of Herbs [Column 13] Elegance: Leaning against the Dim Lights [Column 14] Knife: The Extension of Hands and Strength [Column 15] Luster: Retaining the Warmth of His Hands [Column 16] Rainforest: The Mother Who Gives Birth to Life [Column 17] Fragrance: Stir-fried Turtle Intestines and Snake Tripe with Sand Ginger [Column 18] Green Fruit: Shaking the Rhythm of Summer [Column 19] Bamboo: The Companion of Years [Column 20] Rattan: The Wonder of Flowing "Milk" [Column 21] Sunflower: The Largest Leaf in the Rainforest [Column 22] Mountain Dragon: Dancing in the Sea of ​​Clouds [Column 23] Rivers: All Flow to the Sea [Column 24] Time: The End of Winter, Not Knowing the Year

【Volume 3】Speech

Rainforest stories are also stories of people: Rainforest ecology and memory writing — Lecture notes from the Faculty of Arts, University of Malaya

【Postscript】Let’s go on a journey of discovery