Chapter 27 The whereabouts of a third person

The whereabouts of a third person Recently, I participated in a meeting to commemorate Mr. Lu Xun, which reminded me of a person who was called "the third kind of person": Su Wen is Du Heng. Su Wen, who advocated "cling on to literature", was regarded as a "third type of person" at the time, but he himself regarded himself as a progressive literary theorist, and at the same time he was writing and creating.There is nothing wrong with this, but the problem is that he uses one pseudonym for writing theory, and another pseudonym for novels, and the two pseudonyms are used for each other.Just as Mr. Lu Xun said in his article "New Law on Pseudonyms": "Mr. Du Heng and Mr. Su Wen revealed two secrets in the literary world this year, which are also bad trends: one is the circle of critics, and the other is the alias of literati. ....A pseudonym can not only become another person, but also become a "community". This society can also select articles for commentary, saying that only one person's works, "lines", and one person's creations, 'OK'." The result is that this "community" thinks that Mr. Su Wen's argument is "OK"; Mr. Du Heng's creation is also "OK"!

The "creation" of Du Heng mentioned here is a novel titled "Be Brighter".The title of this novel is originally a sentence said by the great German poet Goethe on his deathbed. Perhaps the poet felt that the shadow of death obscured his sight, so he repeatedly shouted "Brighter! Brighter!" Du Heng borrowed This allusion suggests that he The protagonist's environment is not bright enough, so ask for "more light"! The third type of people originally regarded themselves as "fellow travelers", but as they walked, for some reason, our Mr. Su Wen suddenly disappeared in the literary world, and only Mr. Du Heng was left, and he also became "another kind of person" "Yes, hid in Tao Xisheng's office and became the gunman's gunman.Then I entered the "Central Daily" and finally arrived in Taiwan.

A few years ago, news came from Taiwan that Du Heng had already lost his job because of an editorial hit a wall, so he had to "cling on to literature" again. On the anniversary of Mr. Lu Xun's death this year, some people in Taiwan "made a fuss" there.Speaking of people who had a relationship with Mr. Lu Xun back then, there are many people in Taiwan today. In addition to Su Wen and Du Heng, there is also Li Liewen, the editor of "Freedom Talk".The many pungent and sharp essays written by Mr. Lu Xun in his later years were all published in Free Talk. I wonder if Taiwan is allowed to watch "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" today?If Du Heng is fortunate enough to still have this blessing, if Du Heng reads "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" and recalls the path he has taken, what kind of commemorative article he can have the courage to write is a very interesting question.

(Author's note: Du Heng died in the winter of 1964.)