In the dawn of the new culture, the children, then some individuals who are difficult to level, experience their own twists and turns.Following "The Second Half of Shen Congwen" and "The First Half of Shen Congwen", "Nine Men" is another masterpiece of biographies of Professor Zhang Xinxing of Fudan University. This small book tells about the fate of the nine people Shen Congwen, Huang Yongyu, Jia Zhifang, Lu Ling, Mu Dan, Xiao Shan, Wu Ningkun, Li Lincan, and Xiong Bingming.

新文化晨曦时刻的儿女，那么一些难以抹平的个体，经历各自曲折跌宕的人生。继《沈从文的后半生》《沈从文的前半生》之后，《九个人》是复旦大学张新颖教授又一部人物传记力作。这本小书讲述了沈从文、黄永玉、贾植芳、路翎、穆旦、萧珊、巫宁坤、李霖灿、熊秉明这九个人相异而相通的命运。