Su Tong's information

A native of Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, he is a famous writer, vice chairman of Jiangsu Writers Association, vice chairman of Jiangsu Youth Federation, and a judge of the New Concept Composition Competition. He is the author of 8 volumes of Su Tong's Collected Works.

He was admitted to the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University in 198. It is said that he spent the most unforgettable four years there, but his name is still mentioned repeatedly in this famous university.

In 1983, he devoted himself to novel writing. Since then, it has been impossible to erase his image in China's contemporary literary world.

He likes "new trends" and once enjoyed himself in them.

He also likes "tradition" and ponders the historical situation of China.

One day, Wives and Concubines came out, and it was turned into a famous Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou, the movie star. At last, it competed for the Academy Award. Although the result was not satisfactory, it was shocked by both the film and literary circles in China.

China people learned about Wives and Concubines from Hanging the Red Lantern, and finally fell in love with this lovely Su Tong, who started from Wives and Concubines again and embarked on his own unique literary road.

related information: a simple description of free life-a brief description of Su Tong

a simple description of free life

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--------. I once asked Su Tong about the allusion to his pen name. He said simply: surnamed Tong, born in Suzhou. So simple and simple, it can be seen at a glance. Su Tong, whose real name is Tong Zhonggui, is a tiger, a tiger in 1962.

Su Tong appreciates his pen name very much, and he is even a little superstitious about "following fate and fame". Or maybe his early works suffered many bad luck, and one day he changed his name and surname. After the name Su Tong was activated, it happened to be a hit, followed by a hundred shots. Since his "Wives and Concubines" was adapted by Zhang Yimou into "Hanging the Red Lantern High" and put on the screen, Su Tong has many admirers, especially some young ladies, whose admiration is comparable to that of Oshima, Gao Cangjian and Adam Cheng.

Su Tong's coming to the literary world was a gift from God, and his family didn't edify him. He said that when he was in junior high school, he read "Red and Black" and "Resurrection". The books were borrowed, so people had to hurry and read one in the afternoon. Watching too much makes my fingers itch. When I was in middle school, I wrote poetry and practiced writing novels, imitating the novels that were popular at that time to write rural life. First, make a list of personal relationships: party branch secretary, militia captain, director of women's Federation, landlord and rich peasant. Also took pains to give each character a name commensurate with his status. After writing it, I cast it in a newspaper like a pigeon, and then read that newspaper every day. Suffering for half a month, no shadow. Then, the released "pigeon" flies back. Plant widely and don't accept it.

A crooked tree

In p>198, Su Tong was admitted to the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University, where he received orthodox language training and literary edification. He spends all his time outside his homework in the library and keeps practicing his pen. At that time, he really wanted to be a poet. He made three rules for himself, wrote a poem every day, and then entered the classroom after reciting it, only to feel full in his heart. There are many classmates who want to be poets and writers in the class. One day, he read a short poem written by a classmate in three lines and one sentence:

The delivery room is

under the mortuary

He was shocked and ashamed, and felt that he was not cut out for poetry, so he turned to writing novels. Unfortunately, every manuscript must be returned. Ashamed and embarrassed, afraid of classmates' jokes, he borrowed the address of a female classmate's home, and the manuscript was transferred by that classmate. Even so, he is still determined and does not believe in God. By 1983, the olive was finally ripe. "Star" began to publish his poems, and "Youth" published his novel "The Eighth is a Bronze Statue" and won the prize, which greatly encouraged him to continue writing.

He laughed at himself and said that he was like a crooked tree when he was studying in Beijing.

at the age of p>22, he was assigned to a university in Nanjing. He is younger than more than half of the students in this school, and works as a counselor in a department. His task is to help students get grants and call students to clean up. He stayed up all night writing novels, and was late for work the next day, looking lazy. He is not interested in being a teacher, and the school seems unable to appreciate a teacher like him. At this time, Su Tong had more and more friends in Nanjing literary circle, and was cared for by Taoist friends. Then, naturally, I jumped to the editorial department of Zhongshan. When he arrived at Zhongshan, he was like a crouching tiger returning to the mountain, and he was furious. He did not forget to arm himself while making a wedding dress for others. Soon, a number of novels such as "Mulberry Garden as a souvenir" and "Wives and Concubines in Groups" were published one after another. Overnight, Tong Zhonggui, who must return every manuscript, became Su Tong, who is expensive in Luoyang.

Natural Life

Among young and middle-aged writers in Jiangsu, it is generally acknowledged that Su Tong and Ye Zhaoyan are the two most popular writers.

Su Tong is a tiger in creation and a sheep in life. He is indifferent and quiet, does not strive for fame in the world, and does not strive for the benefit of the DPRK. In his words, "I live in my own small building, reading, writing, meeting people, playing mahjong with my friends, without any ambition, greed, affairs, life, mentality and works." In the eyes of many friends, Su Tong is an obedient big boy, although he is almost puzzled. I listened to my parents when I was a child, doctors when I was sick, teachers at school, leaders at work, and friends when I got along with them. Once, after a friend recommended the benefits of a microwave oven to him, he immediately spent more than 1, yuan to hold one, used it for two days, and said that "the cooked food was not delicious" and lost 2 yuan to others. He is a man who is not a good teacher and is cautious in his words. He counted his own language like Eugénie Grandet counted the gold coins in the box. His creed is "I'd rather not talk, never talk nonsense;" I would rather talk less than say the wrong thing. " He cherishes friendship very much. In terms of being human, he also said: "Understand those who shake their heads or despise you."

In reading, he admired Faulkner, Hemingway, Marquez, Borges and Salinger, rejected Jin Yong and Qiong Yao, but preferred detective stories like Sherlock Holmes. He does not deny that his reading has some utilitarian color, learning language from the masters, stimulating his rich imagination and promoting his creation. He opposed the current speculation in the book market, pointing out that it was also a bubble economy. He stubbornly believes that the number of readers of writers is "written" by the writers themselves. A writer can only write for his own readers, not for all readers, so his creative ideas will never be led by the nose for readers' interests.

Su Tong loves life. He said that he belongs to the kind of person who likes to look around. Like a person shopping, aimless, relaxed, like a head of state to review the honor guard, let all the items on the shelf salute you. He loves football and is a die-hard fan. You don't have to write the manuscript, and you have to watch the game. The kettle is boiling, the bottom of the kettle can burn through, and the game must be finished. He said that watching the ball is a kind of enjoyment. As a fan, you will forget all your insults, no worries and no confusion. He also said openly that when the world is getting more and more delicate and pale, the ball game will give you the final power to collide. For a time, he was addicted to mahjong. He always blames himself for his lack of manners. When he loses, he is anxious, and the more anxious he is, the more he loses. Some card friends jokingly said: Look at Su Tong's monkey face and ask him to play mahjong!

(excerpted from Chinese and Foreign Notes, No.1, 1999, Zhang Changhua)

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Su Tong and his wives and concubines

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