Mr. Zhou Meisen collected and published the four novellas he had written in the past three years, and he humbled himself as an exercise.This may be the first step for him to engage in more important literary creation, but it is a solid step. There are three thousand weak waters, and most people can only take a scoop to drink.The world is so vast, and the state of the world is so diverse, how can writers spread their vision everywhere, but they must have their own unique and clear wide-angle lens.The author was born in the hometown of coal mines. When he was a teenager, he entered the ground to mine and grew up.The edification and infiltration of life in the coal country enabled him to be familiar with all kinds of people and all kinds of world around him. He was also sensitive, good at observing, and diligent in deep thinking.

This is exactly what his work shows.The two articles in this collection: He, are written about things in his early years, not experienced by the author himself, but the result of his exploration of the context of life and contemplation of historical background after experiencing the world and experiencing the turbulence and ups and downs of his own time.The description of history is inseparable from what he feels, breathes and immerses in his life.Therefore, the heart and soul of the characters and the intertwined struggle of various social forces are not imagined out of thin air, but vivid blood and flesh are clearly presented, showing readers a real historical picture of the coal town that was rarely seen in the past.From this corner of the land, readers can see how the long river of life is raging, with blood and tears rolling forward with great momentum.This shows that the author's literary realism is no longer a superficial skill.

It is common to turn sketched materials into novels, or short stories into novels, and it is said that this is where the talent of writers lies.Readers are not sensitive, but also beg to agree.Zhou Jun disdains this, but strives to concentrate the obtained materials. This kind of artistic interest and pursuit is precious, and it can indeed be seen that he has the ability to melt and cut. The accumulation of life and the exploration of history should naturally be cast into the sculptures of characters in literature.The sculpture must be natural and expressive, and penetrate the depths of its soul.Mr. Mason obviously worked hard for this.Only starting from the definitions of various characters in textbooks, according to certain concepts, using the method of "purification", cutting and cutting "characters" like human specimens is the misfortune of Chinese literature in the past many years.Paper characters can only deprive literature of itself.Many characters appearing in this episode have different social meanings and artistic achievements, and they also have obvious weaknesses and failures, but they all have unique voices, smiles, and life meanings.This uniqueness does not come from trivial personal desires or accidental external appearances, but is formed and condensed by the flow of history and life.Therefore, this unique character shows the intricacies of life, the ever-changing contradictions and the progress of history in his knotting, confrontation, struggle or coordination with various social relations.The exploiters and laborers appearing in the works have very different appearances. They each have distinct blood of their own class flowing in their veins, but they also have their own different life logics and realms of life.For example, in the description of the coal miners, the author has completely gone beyond the conceptual illustration of "the strength of the working class" and certain characteristics that workers should have, and devoted himself to exploring the transformation of bankrupt farmers and small producers into kiln workers In the future, how to be firmly bound by the original narrow concepts and backward habits, and therefore cannot become a conscious and independent social force for a while; only in the severe training and lessons of blood and fire can we get rid of the past and have Only by growing up can we stand upright.Just in "Remembrance of the Wild Suburbs", which writes a history of coal mines after liberation, this process is still continuing, and it is still very profound.This is not common in other works, but it is quite inspiring to readers.

It is generally said that the generalization of history and the analysis of life in literature start and end with the shaping of characters, without which it is difficult to rely on everything.Although there have been various discussions in recent years, it is said that it is an innovation of the times to ignore or reject it.In fact, this is just the idea of ​​those who do not seek deep understanding or are greedy for easy trouble, and it seems that people with knowledge do not take it.If it is regarded as old-fashioned, then let's see the verification of practice. The vision and realm of a literary scholar are often very different, whether they are looking out from the top of the mountain, or looking into the sky from the bottom of the valley.One's own joys and sorrows, the trivial things around you, of course, can also be included in the work, if you can go beyond the narrow perspective, it may also be a valuable work of art;This is sometimes unavoidable for young authors who are new to writing.For example, fanatics are deceived, family disasters, hardships in line jumping, changes in love, difficulties in entering a higher education and employment, and sighs about the inconsistency of the world. Of course there are more profound works in them, but many of them are just complaints about one's own life experience. , sometimes it seems that the pain of the world is gathered together, and the sorrow is extremely sad, but the suffering of the people, the future of the society, and the fate of the nation seem to have little to do with me, so I have no time to deal with it.In this way, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve great success in literature.The works in this collection have a different realm.The author focuses on the joys and sorrows of thousands of families, and focuses on the journey of life, with a broad vision and a broad mind, which gives the work a certain historical depth, which is far beyond the comparison of pure self-expression.The author also seems to disdain to decorate his works with lingering love stories to entertain readers' eyes and invite easy admiration.Before some of today's frivolous and soft works, Zhou Jun's novels have their own unique features.

The moving flowers must be full of the sap of life, and the solid literature must be filled with the sincerity of the world.Mason-jun's works reveal mostly the suffering of the people and the hardships of their fate. They fought desperately in poverty and ignorance until they were born again. What flows in the pen is the author's deep affection for the earth.At the end of "Remembrance in the Wild Suburbs", the author wrote: "We miners are like coal, deep and fiery. We don't write our magnificence on our faces. We bleed desperately all our lives and bury the best decades of time underground. We have made great sacrifices for the progress of mankind. Because of our sacrifices, there is heat, energy, and light in the world. We are not like people in other professions who build a bridge or a building for people to remember forever. We may not leave anything behind, but Future generations will still remember us and remember us, the age of using coal will not end, and any history will record our glorious and great creation.”

This is the voice of the son of the mining country.When the night is dark, when the tigers and wolves howl, the darkness seems to be swallowing everything, but the laborers who suffer a lot and are hard-bodied are always the backbone of the nation. They are the ones who create history, and life will surely wash away layers of blood in their hands. , appeared brilliant.All those who look at themselves with self-pity, those who hide from the world and mourn, all those who take vulgarity as elegance, and those who take grotesqueness as fun, will be eclipsed before the turbulent storm of the times.The same is true of literature.

Life is harsh, and the lessons of history are harsh.The author seems to be deeply aware of this, so his brushstrokes are quite stern.Such a pen is quite sharp when piercing the abscesses of life, lashing out at the evil deeds of ghosts, and dissecting the inner layers of life.However, if it is too cold, it will make people feel that it is not in a cold place.The author naturally also writes that there is thunder and thunder in the silent place, there is fire from time to time in the ink of thousands of families, hope in the world is never extinguished, and the struggle of laborers is the source of heat and strength.However, when describing their misfortunes, they are often overly sympathetic, and seem to have less keen sensitivity and passionate praise for new and beautiful things in life.Naturally, literature should not be painted with cheap light, but it should have a beautiful soul and ideal candlelight.There is no literature without ideals.This realm of beauty comes from reality, but it is also full of hope and pursuit, so it has the power of inspiration.Of course, this must be infiltrated into the description of life, and cannot just resort to the author's discussion or lyricism in the article.

Of course, the fake Dakong and the like that prevailed during the ten-year catastrophe must be eliminated.However, in some works in recent years, the ideal light of life sometimes appears bleak, the magnificence of the cause and the pride of the people sometimes melt away more and more, and there are even various cynicisms about life, and the self-proclaimed new era literature.This is not necessarily the luck of literature.The way of creation varies from person to person, but the spirit of the true pursuit of life should be similar.In this regard, readers will look forward to Zhou Jun.