A collection of works by former senior official Wu Guanzheng hit bookstores on Wednesday.

Wu was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 16th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and acted as the CPC's anti-corruption chief from 2002 to 2007.

The collection, "Xianlaibitan," meaning "a pool of works written in leisure time," includes memoirs, essays and novels.

Wu wrote them after retiring from leadership, reviewing his childhood, time at school and work life.

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