Abstract:

This is a case study of People's Literature (1949-1966), a well-known literary journal in China.The author attempts to display how the practice of "organizing manuscripts" acquired a unique political-cultural status and obtained thereafter special significance, function and value.On the one hand, the practice of organizing manuscripts contributed directly to the writing of (the history of) literature; On the other hand, the history of organizing manuscripts itself is a unique history of literature.

Key words: organizing manuscripts, People's Literature, national literature, cost