FANRENSHU · Early-bird pre-order

Your parents' life deserves a book

An AI companion that chats with your parents like family — gathering the stories of a lifetime, voice message by voice message, into a book your family will keep forever.

1,000 early-bird seats · 0 reserved

Why “Fanrenshu” — the Book of Ordinary Lives

Thirty thousand years ago we carved our lives into rock walls. Then came stone tablets, epitaphs, and biographies reserved for emperors and generals. Leaving your life behind has always been a privilege of the few. Today, AI finally brings that within reach of every family.

An ordinary life deserves a book too — that is what “Fanrenshu” means. We call it: memory, made universal.

  1. 30,000 yrs ago
    Rock artA life carved into stone walls
  2. 2,000 yrs ago
    Stone tabletsDeeds engraved in stone
  3. 1,000 yrs ago
    EpitaphsA life in a few hundred words
  4. Centuries ago
    BooksBiographies of the great
  5. Today
    FanrenshuEvery ordinary life

And memory doesn't wait. The stories your parents still remember grow fewer every year.

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Three ordinary families

Stories being prepared — placeholder below

Daughter × Father

Dad's 38 years at the boiler room

“I always thought of my dad as a quiet factory worker. Halfway through the book I learned he once saved his entire workshop.” He had never told anyone — until the third week of chatting.

30-sec voice clip · coming soon
Son × Mother

The years Mom never finished telling

“She always said those years were hard, and left it there.” Over casual voice chats, that chapter finally got told in full — she read that page for a long time.

30-sec voice clip · coming soon
Granddaughter × Grandpa

Grandpa's village is off the map now

“The village was demolished, and his memory started to fade.” The book kept the old locust tree, the market road, and the names he'd been telling us all his life.

30-sec voice clip · coming soon

Reserve an early-bird seat for your parents

The Book
$599/ copy
Full life interviews · human editing · hardcover
Regular price
Companion
$29/ yr
AI companion + life timeline
Opens at launch, not sold separately now
Early-bird deposit
$19
Fully refundableCredited to the bookLocks early-bird price
1,000 early-bird seats · 0 reserved
  • · Early-bird price on the book (regular from $599)
  • · First batch at launch
  • · Deposit fully credited toward the final price
Sample book photos · coming soon

If they can send a voice message, they can use it · Full refund anytime

How it happens

  1. 1
    Chats like family

    If your parents can send a voice message, they can use it. No lessons, no pressure — just conversation.

  2. 2
    A life takes shape

    Stories are organized into a life timeline the whole family can review and correct.

  3. 3
    Edited into a book

    Human editors proofread every word and bind it into a hardcover, delivered home.

Privacy promise

The recordings and stories belong to your family alone: export anytime, delete anytime, never used for anything else.

Questions you might have

My parents aren't good with smartphones. Will it work?

If they can send a voice message, they can use it. There is nothing to learn — they just talk.

Is the $19 deposit refundable?

Yes — fully refundable anytime, no questions asked. It reserves your seat; it doesn't lock you in.

When will the book arrive?

This is a pre-order. After launch, a book typically takes a few months — a lifetime of stories deserves the time. Schedule confirmed at launch.

My parents lived an ordinary life. Is it worth a book?

Ordinary lives are exactly what Fanrenshu is for. The small details of everyday life are what children most want to keep.

Give your parents a book of their own

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