The new work of the poet Bei Dao, who came back to people's attention two years ago with "The Book of Failure" and "The Rose of Time", will be published by Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House in mid-January 2008. This work, the first part is memory, the protagonists are Xiong Bingming, Cai Qijiao, Wakeman, Feng Yidai and other old people, with green lights and plain tents, and candle shadows in a hurry; home. Bei Dao, who now teaches at the University of California, Davis, lives and writes in a low-key way.It is said that Bei Dao was first nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature not for his poems, but for his prose and novels.This book seems to be able to confirm this statement. The book is filled with the deepest insight into human nature and great compassion for the entire human world. This is a kind of light close to divinity.The editor in charge said that for Bei Dao: his mother tongue was his sword, which then became his shield and his airtight cabin.The private and intimate relationship he had with language in exile became destiny.He is the child of destiny, he stood at the height of the world and repaid his mother tongue.He lit a lamp in the depths of time: "The waning moon in the old country / sinking into the deep pool / as heavy as those stones you put words into history / make the river turn / / how many degrees do flowers bloom / drive the rise and fall of dynasties / the crow is the sound of drums /Emperors spin silk like silkworms/Weave long rolls for you//Beauty is like clouds/Escort the inner voyage/The lamp opens the corner of the dream/You hold the flame/Turn into heavy snow//Bring the wine to the wind/You and China together Getting old/The long corridor runs through the spring and autumn/The stranger at the gate is knocking on the knocker" This is a poem dedicated to the famous Sinologist Fred Wakeman by Bei Dao, commemorating his retirement.The Taiwan edition of the collection of essays of the same name was published in 2006.

In February 2008, Wolfgang Kubin, a famous German sinologist, translator and writer, talked about Chinese writers and Chinese literature in an interview with a reporter from "Oriental Outlook Weekly". He believed that Chinese writers had no ideas, especially novelists. He said that Chinese poets are the best writers, but novelists are disappointing, and Chinese prose is even more disappointing. The only good prose is Bei Dao's, but he is not Chinese now, but an American. Regarding Bei Dao's prose, Tang Xiaodu, a famous poet and poetry critic, said that Bei Dao, as an essayist, is not only different, but also an extension of Bei Dao, a poet.Stylistically speaking, Bei Dao, who writes prose, is more humorous.This kind of humor is difficult to appear in Bei Dao's poems, because his humor hides very deep.In addition, Bei Dao's feelings are more fully expressed in the prose.In the book, mourning takes up a lot of space. It is an extension of the friendship between the author and the deceased, and a very sincere expression between people, which makes people very moved after reading it.

Yongxin, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, commented on Bei Dao in this way: Bei Dao's literary foundation is very profound, and his literary accomplishment is very comprehensive.We published his novels written under his real name Zhao Zhenkai in the 1980s; he was also a leading figure in the poetry world in the 1980s and 1990s, and he has written a lot of prose over the years.The expression of poetry is relatively refined, and it pays more attention to imagery, so it has great limitations.Once written in the form of prose, between the lines, in the seemingly casual narrative, the author can express various complex emotions in a more detailed and rich manner.In addition, every paragraph and every sentence of Bei Dao is very particular.Excellent literary taste, comprehensive and profound literary accomplishment, and professional writing attitude make Bei Dao's prose have a high gold content, which is something that many young authors are worthy of serious study.

old country waning moon sink into a deep pool heavy as those stones you put words into history turn the river How many times does the flower bloom Promote the rise and fall of dynasties The crow is the drum Emperors spin silk like silkworms Weave long rolls for you beauty like cloud escort inner voyage The chi lamp opens a corner of the dream you hold the flame Turned into heavy snow drink in the wind you grow old with china The corridor runs through spring and autumn stranger at the gate knocking on the door Bei Dao, formerly known as Zhao Zhenkai. Born in Beijing in 1949.He has written a variety of poetry collections, and his works have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has successively won the Swedish PEN Literary Award, the American Western PEN Center Free Writing Award, the Guggenheim Scholarship, etc., was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was selected as an American Art Lifetime honorary fellow of the Faculty of Arts.Currently teaching at the University of California, Davis.