Chapter 27 postscript

In 2003, my Russian friend Mr. Dumav came to China and talked to me about contemporary Russian literature.He asked me to take a look at this book, saying that he never put it down after opening it, read it for eighteen hours without sleep, and finished it in one breath.This aroused my curiosity. There are so few books that people can't stop. It didn't take long for me to read this book.Although I didn't have time to read it all at once, I missed it when I didn't finish it, and it was indeed fascinating. The author Sergey Lukianenko (Sergey Lukianenko) is the most famous Russian science fiction writer, born in Kazakhstan in 1968.He was originally a psychiatrist, and later went to work as an editor for a science fiction magazine.His first batch of books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, among which the more famous ones are "Knights of the Forty Islands", "Atomic Dreams", and "The Lord from Earth King".His novel "Phantom Labyrinth" is even more enthusiastically sought after on the Russian Internet.Lukyanenko described his writing style as "rigid action fantasy" or "route fantasy".He has won a large number of literary awards and is known as the father of Russian science fiction literature and a best-selling literary master in Russia.For regular readers, it was his Night Watch series that really made Sergei Lukyanenko a household name.This series perfectly embodies his writing skills, propelling him to unprecedented heights and placing him among the best science fiction and fantasy writers in Europe.Today, Lukyanenko is one of the few billionaires in the Russian literary world. He has his own independent website, and the series "Night Watchman" alone has brought him endless wealth.

It was first published by the Russian ACT Publishing Group in 1998, followed by "The Day Keeper" and "Twilight Messenger".After the premiere of the first film based on this series in June 2004, it was a great success and the whole world was amazed by it.The novel has also been reprinted many times, setting off a continuous upsurge in buying books in Russia. Now it has been translated into many languages ​​and has attracted great attention in Europe and the United States.Sergei Lukyanenko pursued the victory and published "The Last Night Watch". The "Night Watchman" series now not only includes books and movies, but also develops computer games. It can be said that it has developed into a huge industry of its own system, which has revived the dull Russian literary world after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

The writing style is concise and witty, the text is full of characteristics, and the plot is fascinating.Different from general fantasy novels, the author also conveys his unique life attitude and philosophical thinking about good and evil to the readers through the addictive storyline, making everyone who opens the book think deeply.A truly free world should have different colors and voices, and someone should call out their unique perception of life, prompting people to think more seriously about their own lives.Therefore, I admire Lukyanenko, and I sincerely like the strength and courage he displayed in the book, and I like his maverick.I also believe that the book's suspenseful plot and witty wit will appeal to Chinese readers.

The film is considered to be Russia's first film with a high international standard after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It achieved a better box office than "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" in Russia, and created the highest-grossing record in Russian history. It has won a cult following, and even arthouse-leaning Russian critics raved about it, calling it "intelligent, very bloody, beautiful and expensive."However, everyone who has read the novel will say that there is still a big gap between this movie and the novel itself, which means that the movie is far less exciting than the novel.After all, it is difficult to fully present the full connotation and charm of a novel through a movie.

Therefore, with my appreciation for this book and the desire to share this pleasure of reading with you, I have the desire to translate it into Chinese.I hope this book can become a brick for us Chinese to understand Russian culture in the new era. It can be used to knock on doors or attract jade.