Chapter 13 Siddhi's collection of books

Siddhi's collection of books The Beijing Library will publish the "Xi Di Zang Bibliography" soon, and the notice has been seen, and a total of his collections will be included There are more than 7,000 kinds, with several inscriptions and postscripts. Xi Di is Mr. Zheng Zhenduo. "Xi Di" is his pen name.These two words look very quaint, In fact, it is the Chinese transliteration of the first two letters CT of the English pinyin of "Zhenduo". It was occasionally used in the "Monthly", like Mr. Mao Dun's "Xuanzhu", and it was officially used as its own later.

own pen name. Mr. Zhenduo's collection of books was mostly in foreign languages ​​at first. This is his translation of Tagore's poetry anthology, compilation of "Wen Learning Outline" and "Love Stories in Greek Mythology" era, and later the interest developed to Chinese folk literature He began to search for Chinese thread-bound books.At first, it paid equal attention to both Chinese and Western cultures, but later it was almost Then put Xishu on the shelf. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, at the beginning of the "August 13th" Shanghai War, he lived in the temple alley of Jing'an Temple.

We often go to his home to talk at night.Although there are still Western books on the wall shelves in the living room, the spines of the books are covered with dust. I seldom flip through them on weekdays, and the table and the floor are full of thread-bound books: these are all newly bought, this This is the center of his interest. At that time, I was collecting thread-bound books in Shanghai, and the opportunity was excellent.Because many good books are concentrated in Shanghai, Beijing and other good books from the mainland have also gathered in Shanghai to fight for the market.An old master like Mr. Zhenduo

Gu, what kind of books does he usually like to collect? The owners of those ancient bookstores have known for a long time. The books he likes are always sent to him first to choose.Even the goods are still on the way to Shanghai, or know that there is a He will be notified in advance of what kind of books he intends to purchase, so that he can get the priority of purchasing.at the same time You can take the books you want to buy home first, and negotiate the price slowly.After bargaining and closing, neither Payment must be made immediately.Because of such convenience, even though Mr. Zhenduo was not rich at that time, he actually bought

There are many good books. Later, when Shanghai fell, he was entrusted by academic institutions to secretly rescue the good books that had flowed into the market, so as to Avoid flowing into the hands of the Japanese.He bought more good books at this time.However, the books purchased in this way, due to the use of public It was purchased with money, and it naturally returned to the public later.For the books purchased at this stage, see the book he wrote for details. In the "Secretary in the Robbery". After liberation, he will naturally have a better chance to buy more good books.This batch of painstakingly collected

The collection of books was donated to the public after his death.The bibliography to be published now is the compiled and printed later. These more than 7,000 kinds of books, nothing else, are just the part about the historical materials of Chinese prints and woodcuts. It is already the only rich collection in China, and no second person can match it. Wang Shu died peacefully I read two articles commemorating Wang Shu in the "Chinese Student Weekly", and in the "Afternoon Tea House" I also read an article on the Internet. I heard that someone in Taiwan wrote an article, but I have not read it.After reading these articles,

Know that this year is the fifteenth anniversary of his death.How come I never remember this?time flies so fast up! There are still people here who remember Wang Shu, no matter what aspect, no matter what he is mentioned in the article, I was moved to read them all.Here, we have spent the "suffering years" together.Although he Having been lying in the ground for fifteen years, I believe those memories must still be etched on his bones. Last fall, when I was leaving Hong Kong to go north, I also thought in my heart that this time when I come to Beijing, I must Take time to visit his tomb.But after arriving in Beijing, in that happy atmosphere,

To be honest, there is no time, and it is not easy to arouse that mood to do such a thing, so I have to let it go a chance. I remember that it was the same when I went there in 1957.Although I had expressed this wish to several friends at that time, Look, he was buried in the Babaoshan Martyrs Cemetery. Everyone said that it would take almost a day to go there. Can you free up a whole day?Arranged several times, but finally failed to go. Later, I passed by Shanghai and saw Zhecun. I told him about the situation, and he sent me a photo. It was taken on the tomb of Wangshu. The tombstone is simple and plain, with the words "Tomb of the poet Dai Wangshu" inscribed on it.from there

From the handwriting, I can recognize the handwriting of Mr. Mao Dun. In this way, I have never been to Wang Shu's grave yet.Fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye. There is an old saying: the tomb of the deceased must have been arched. Wang Shu's life, just like the life of intellectuals of our generation, is "born at a short time". But his death was "well deserved".In his life of suffering and setbacks, this should be the only His peace of mind.If his life had not been taken away by serious illness, in the past ten years, with his foreign language With his strong interest in popular novels and operas, he certainly has the opportunity to do a good job.

It's a pity that there is no holiday, so I can't make more contributions to our literary world.But how can he be happy to see When the new China was born, he died at his own job.So I say he died peacefully. His posthumous writings have already been sorted out by a special person; several daughters are also brought up by the state. The eldest daughter, Yongsu, has grown up and studied dance. In recent years, she has worked in the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Air Force. The last time I went to see "Sister Jiang" performed by the Air Force Art Troupe, I went to inquire about it, thinking that she would be there

I worked in this group, but later found out that I was in another group. The successor has grown up, and the "years of suffering" are gone forever. What is there to be dissatisfied with?