Chapter 34 Famous comments

My own "turn around" work In Jia Pingwa's words, it is his own work of "turning around". Although he only turned around slightly, "I can often hear the joints making noise when turning around, so I have to turn around, stop, turn a little more, and stop. , I sighed and said: Where can I buy a powerful pill in literature?" It is not easy to turn around, but still stubbornly sticking to it is the truth and infatuation of a writer as a writer.Yes, the complicated and detailed scatter-point perspective writing method comes first, and Jia Pingwa is always thinking about changing it. As for how much he can change, he seems not sure, but the painstaking practice is all in this work. .

As far as narrative techniques are concerned, there are things that require change and are not easy to change.Compared with Jia Pingwa's creations in the previous stage, there is a central protagonist—Da Deng (while, Zhong's Yinsheng, and Goupi Moss exist more as threading and interspersed characters), she has There is space for you to show your own complete story and personality, and express your emotions and psychological fluctuations in the form of writing text messages.Although the omniscient perspective of the narrative is extended in a point-like manner, the lights still have the power to move the whole body beyond doubt.In terms of the structure of the novel, Jia Pingwa divided the chapters more (plus many subtitles), and did not necessarily divide them according to the ups and downs of the storyline. He said that he was inspired by the "Old Testament", "the "Genesis" is also divided into sections by accident, and it is also interspersed with a lot of life insights and wisdom."Faced with different story themes, writers have to tailor their clothes according to their needs. Jia Pingwa did this, which is his "turn around".After all, more inherent creative features have been carried on, such as the frequent trial of scatter-point perspective in the divided chapters, which often constitutes a kind of oppression to the core story with lights; the overall narrative text is as meticulous and simple as ever, It is almost airtight, and naturally, this has always been the hallmark of Jia Pingwa's creations.Jia Pingwa said that his pursuit of the style of the article is to get rid of the habits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and learn the style of the Han Dynasty. Obviously, he has practiced it in the book. The language is simple and straightforward, carrying the power of chaos, and has an overall sense of thickness.

But Jia Pingwa is facing a bigger problem and challenge, namely, the content of his writing, the daily work of the township government, petitioning, disaster relief, elections, family planning... The core is the comprehensive social management office where the lamp is located. Reception and handling of petitioning issues.The literary performance is not as good as it is, and the performance is equally bad, and its sense of proportion is really difficult to grasp.Looking at Jia Pingwa's writing at this time, I have many worries and expectations, and I am curious about how this great novelist's "means" will be used.Facts have proved that Jia Pingwa's ability to turn life into literature is really extraordinary. He not only portrays the big problem of the current society, but also does not indulge in it. A space that is contained but not revealed, and full of meaning.Having said that, I can't help thinking that there are just two important works about "appeals" in recent domestic creations. Besides, there are also Liu Zhenyun's works. Take a spoonful of a thousand to drink, and Jia Pingwa has turned the complexity into the complexity, but this "complexity" is different from the other "complexity". It is like dropping a few reagents into a glass of clear water. Although it is still clear, the changes inside have been subtle. It happened silently.

Jia Pingwa's rural society has always been rich in connotations and mixed tastes, and naturally there are constant disturbances, but there are always bright spots of people and humanity, which show the writer's inclinations and attitudes.In the grassroots society in China, the bleakness and dullness of the crowd is disappointing. They are either racking their brains for power and money, trying to make money, or chasing after small profits, or being mediocre and blurred, with lights on. The heterogeneity between them is obvious. She and her companion Zhuzi are more like idealized existences (in fact, Jia Pingwa did create based on life prototypes).

Under such circumstances, the comprehensive management office of Ying Town with lights talks about "governance" and how a few people can solve such problems. It is more appropriate to say that it is more like a "fire brigade". Jumping up, the thin and frail man with a lamp immediately led the people to go, whether it was by persuasion or by hard methods of extinguishing, in short, it was just a stopgap measure to heal the pain of the head and feet.In reality, the villagers have the grievances of the villagers, and the grassroots government has the grievances of the grassroots government. The encounter between the two grievances constitutes a kind of confrontation paradoxically.The detailed narrative of the book is reflected in the countless details, which increases the difficulty of reading the threshold, but if you can read it, you will find that the story of Yingzhen can almost become the epitome of a glimpse of the leopard, not for a moment and a place. limited.Those tedious daily life and affairs, those dusty villagers who speak dialects, those grassroots cadres in towns and villages running around and full of complaints, are they everywhere in our land?

Not making moral judgments is one of Jia Pingwa's narrative characteristics, which is obviously brilliant.Because life has its internal logic, some things that should appear in the naturally flowing text will reveal themselves, no one can set it up wisely, it is better to respect the original texture of life.Therefore, the daily rural society and governance will not be dissected and discussed on paper as clear as a mirror, but a mess and chaos; in the contradictions of social issues, the villagers and the grassroots government do not rely on the weak or the strong side, It will inevitably occupy the superiority or inferiority of morality, and the entanglements between them are often deeply entangled.Most of the ways to resolve conflicts are blocked, and we have to hobble on a single-plank bridge.The problems of China's grassroots society are inherently complicated, and in the transition period of the times, there are many unsatisfactory things. The old and the old are accumulated, and there are so many debris that people dare not touch them. As Jia Pingwa said, "It is like old A spider's web, dust falls wherever it moves."But to avoid problems, the problems will not automatically go away, the more difficult to touch, the greater the determination and wisdom to try to innovate, this is the proper meaning of facing life and society.

Therefore, Jia Pingwa's writing is both pessimistic and hopeful.Pessimism lies in the presentation of chaos, and it is a metaphor that the grassroots government intends to evade responsibility by "beating drums and spreading flowers" after a serious accident occurs; hope, after all, "the town government still has a story", and although there are only the dim light of fireflies on the lights, it is still To radiate a little light of oneself, to push oneself and others, if everyone has this kind of courage and self-awareness, it will be a beautiful and hopeful vision. "Sakura Town has never heard of a firefly formation. This is a good omen. It indicates that our Ying Town is still auspicious, and won't we despair because of a disaster!"

It feels like I haven't seen Mr. Pingwa for a long time.It has been two years since we last met, that is, the time he wrote "Reading is a blessing" for me.Recently, when I met Sister Chun, she sighed and said, when will we go to the lobby to visit the teacher together.Fortunately, Mr. is the number one cultural celebrity in this city, and you can always find relevant news on the screen or in newspapers every now and then.Just in the past two days, because the name was forcibly registered as a trademark by unscrupulous merchants, "use my works to make money and ruin my reputation!" Finally "angered" the writer who had been silent for a long time. He fought back and wanted to use legal weapons. It has become the recent hot cultural news in this port.

Celebrities attract so much attention, they are infinitely beautiful, but they also have their troubles and difficulties. Celebrities’ underpants are transparent, and they have no privacy. They are chased and watched all day long.It's better to be an ordinary person, hiding in the sea of ​​people, swimming like a fish, free and happy! In the middle of this month, after reading Mr. Wang Xinmin’s blog post, he learned that Mr. Pingwa’s latest novel has been completed. He was lucky enough to have a sneak peek, read the manuscript version, and revealed that it will be serialized in a magazine published on the 16th.Seeing this news, I was always thinking about it, and I really wanted to see what happened.Every afternoon when I pick up my children from school, I go to the newsstand to have a look.A few days ago, I asked my boss: "Is there "Contemporary"?"Find another one and ask again, still the same statement.Unwilling, he looked up the bookshelf and saw a magazine, so he asked for a copy, only to see the words "Jia Pingwa".Oh, it turned out that I misremembered it as "Contemporary", look at my pig's brain, it's not working at all now!

I worked hard last night until late at night, and finished reading the first chapter, feeling a lot of emotion: Myths in the literary world are evergreen; Pingwa legends, continue with a new chapter!If Ping Wa is a natural talent, some people may disagree; but his hard work and tenacity are indeed admirable!This "farmer" writer is still old-fashioned. He is in the information age and does not know how to use a computer. " came out, the two fingers holding the pen were calloused.According to him, the first draft was written in a notebook, and then copied on the back of the manuscript paper. When major revisions were made, he wrote it again, and finally made minor additions and deletions to the manuscript. The whole novel was written three times.How hard it is to write like this, that is, it is difficult for ordinary people, let alone others!

When I first read Jia's new work, I feel that the structure is new and the form is new. The upper, middle and lower parts are divided into several subsections, some of which are less than a hundred words; The use of "tide" and the return of the original meaning of "unity"; good storytelling, for the current popular joke culture, the absorption and fusion of folk proverbs and jokes, the reading is extremely humorous, and the thinking is unavoidable; the characters are no longer It is directly described, but embedded in the story narration, even if the female lead "brings a lamp", the same is true; the content is still a rural theme, reflecting the current China in the throes of reform, with the writer's latest thinking on life and society; "Cloud Temple" and other plots have been written in prose, first published in newspapers and periodicals, and included in last year's new edition of prose collection "Weather". After reading the manuscript, Mr. Li Xing thought it showed Jia Pingwa's unprecedented sharpness, "This work reflects the problems of contemporary rural society. The writer calls for the reform of the social management system with profound humanitarian feelings. It is profound and sharp, marking Jia Pingwa's Literary creation has reached a new height." My generation is dull, sees mountains or mountains, and only sees wonderful stories; critics have sharp eyes and penetrating three-pointers, through stories, they can see the profound meaning behind them, and can rise to theoretical height.This is the gap, otherwise, how could he be a judge of the Mao Award, and we can only be unknown readers. May Mr. Pingwa's new work reach new literary heights! Illuminating Reality with Faint Fluorescence At the just-concluded Beijing book order fair, Jia Pingwa's new works outshone others and attracted the attention of many media and readers.At the launch ceremony of the book, Jia Pingwa said that in the process of writing, he considered the sense of reality of the lower society in China.At the end of the novel, Jia Pingwa wrote about a strange formation of fireflies. He said: "When I wrote this, I thought that in today's society, if everyone is like this firefly, relying on their own little light, they can still illuminate many people. of." The protagonist of the novel, Dai Deng, is a township female cadre. The origin of Jia Pingwa's creation of this novel really comes from a township female cadre.He said: "After I finished writing, I had a period of rest. I traveled to many places and saw many problems, so I wanted to express my feelings." When he went to the countryside once, he met a female cadre in a township. Work in a township comprehensive management office deep in the mountains. This township female cadre would send text messages to Jia Pingwa from time to time, talking about trivial matters in life and work.Normally, Jia Pingwa would be very disgusted, but this female cadre's intelligence and excellent literary sense left a deep impression on him, and sometimes he even looked forward to the female cadre's text message.Jia Pingwa wrote in the postscript: "She often contacts me and tells about her life and work in text messages. She also regularly sends me things, such as schisandra fruit, fresh capillary, walnuts, honey, and packets after packets The township government issued documents, notices, reports, work plans, exposing materials, disaster relief rosters, and leadership speeches to the villages. One time, it may have been negligent, and there was also a draft inspection written by her due to work mistakes. "The confidant of this female cadre made Jia Pingwa understand another kind of life and work, and he even began to care about the weather forecast in that remote mountainous area. Dai Deng in the novel is the director of the Comprehensive Management Office of Ying Town, and his daily job is to deal with trivial matters such as letters from the masses.The Ying Town described by Jia Pingwa in the book shows the style and features of the Chinese countryside. Issues ranging from neighbors fighting for a persimmon tree to major issues such as the work style of cadres have made the lighting of the villagers the focus of attention. In the current literary creation, there are not many well-known writers who focus so closely on the real life at the grassroots level in China.Jia Pingwa said that in the process of writing, what he considered was the sense of reality of the lowest society in China.He said: "Why do you write about this kind of life? I think that at this stage of reform and opening up, and at this stage of social transformation, there are indeed many problems at the grassroots level, and human nature is also concentrated, which deserves people's attention." Jia Pingwa said that he has two considerations when selecting materials, "On the one hand, the materials I use must all grow from real life, not hearsay or fabricated things in the room; on the other hand, these materials must be It must have the characteristics of Chinese culture, and the national conditions and people's conditions presented must be based on a cultural background." He believes that sometimes literary works have their powerful side, which presents another aspect of Chinese society, which can arouse everyone's common attention on this issue, and even solve this issue.He said: "During the period of great social transformation, there are many problems at the grassroots level. How to pay attention to this dilemma and how to solve it can provide a summary experience for human progress." Jia Pingwa attributed it to the need for modern literary creation. Consciousness, that is, human consciousness. In the novel, the heroine's original name was Ying, but when she looked through the dictionary, she found that it often said "rotten grass turns into a firefly", which means that fireflies are born in rotten grass.She thought it was not good, so she changed the name to Lamp.Jia Pingwa emphasized: "She has her own light, not the light given to her by others, so it is called a light." In the novel, Dai Deng is not a lofty image who only cares about illuminating others. She is a literary youth who is somewhat pretentious and has personal pursuits, and she also has many shortcomings.Jia Pingwa said: "This character was created in the lowest social environment. In the eyes of the locals, a township cadre earns two to three thousand yuan a month, which is relatively stable, and she can work there forever. In this environment , On the one hand, she has to fulfill her responsibilities to do her job well, on the other hand, she has something she yearns for, but some of these things she yearns for cannot be fulfilled, so she is a bit desolate at the end of the novel." Jia Pingwa bluntly said that there are many symbols and metaphors in his works, and the name Daideng also has hidden meanings.In his opinion, a firefly is neither a torch nor a fluorescent lamp. Its light itself is weak, and its final fate is also tragic.He said: "Bringing a lamp is to bring a lamp with very weak light in the dark. In the novel, wearing a lamp ends up with psychological damage, some problems in the brain, and many illnesses. At the end of the work, a large group of fireflies appeared. When I write this, I think that in today’s society, if everyone is like a firefly, relying on their own little light, they can still illuminate many people.” When Jia Pingwa started writing, it coincided with the Champions League match. He watched several Barcelona matches and admired their playing style very much.Suddenly one day, Jia Pingwa found that Barcelona's style of play was a bit similar to his own style of writing. The style of play broke the traditional style of play. In the seemingly cumbersome non-stop passing the ball, he suddenly scored a goal. .Jia Pingwa wrote excitedly in the postscript: "This way of dispelling traditional formations and tactics, isn't it just not relying on the writing of stories and plots? Isn't such cumbersome and detailed passing and inversion just relying on details in writing? " In previous works, Jia Pingwa's writing is intense, and he uses powerful details to promote the development of the story.But in the novel, Jia Pingwa tried another writing style. He wrote delicately, concisely and crisply, and told the story clearly in the simplest way.Jia Pingwa, who is over 60 years old, said that his heart has changed, and he began to like the style of Chinese history articles in the Western Han Dynasty. The intention is straightforward, the pen is sure, the shock is accurate, and the percussion is sharp." Jia Pingwa said that this story focuses on the most realistic things in China, and this subject matter fits well with his current literary pursuits.He said: "I like the things of the Han Dynasty. The writing of the things of the Han Dynasty is very clear. I think that for a writer, especially in the face of the current real life in China, it is necessary to sincerely present the life of the bottom class and express the cadres. Only in this way can the real something to contribute to the readers.” Yesterday, editor Kong Lingyan was interviewed by reporters. She said that Jia Pingwa attached great importance to this novel and made seven major revisions to the manuscript. Kong Lingyan said that careful readers may have noticed that the subtitles in the novel are significantly different from Jia Pingwa's previous works.Previously, Jia Pingwa used simple 1, 2, and 3 to mark small chapters, but in the book, he carefully drafted densely packed subtitles, and asked the editor to frame them with black bars. "Mr. Jia's inspiration for writing the subtitle came from a version of the "Bible", which marked the title with many black bars. Teacher Jia hopes to record some things about the reality of Chinese society in this book and let people have a better understanding of it. Inspiration. When he created, he had a sense of mission in it, not just writing a novel.” Kong Lingyan previously served as the responsible editor of Jia Pingwa's "Dingxi Notes" and other works.She introduced that every time Jia Pingwa handed over the manuscript to her, there would be several major changes, but after handing it over to her, there were very few changes.In this creation, Jia Pingwa made major revisions to the manuscript seven times, and even revised some words and sentences before the final compilation and printing. On the title page of the book, there is such a line printed: "Perhaps, perhaps, I suddenly thought, my destiny is the red wax burning beside the Buddha's table, with the flame upwards and tears flowing downward." The text was specially requested to be added before printing, and she believed that this text also reflected the theme of the novel. The 60-year-old Jia Pingwa has not changed his accent, and his strong Shaanxi accent is still his constant label.He doesn't really buy into other people's congratulations on their 60th birthday. He lamented how he turned 60 all of a sudden. He always felt that he had just graduated from university, so he was getting old in no time. Jia Pingwa's mentality is still very young, he will watch the Champions League matches with his friends in the middle of the night, and he can even connect his writing style with Barcelona's playing style.However, as he grew older, Jia Pingwa also had more doubts and fears about the outside world.He began to miss the courage to fear nothing when he was young, and felt uncomfortable with the voice of "breaking through and improving for the sake of contemporary Chinese literature".