Who is "Acheng"?

2-Acheng’s surname is Zhong, and his real name is “Zhong Acheng”. This name seems unfamiliar to most people. At first glance, you might think of him as a wonton seller, but in fact, this young master is a Qingjing Sanren from Huangcheng root, who played cockfighting and walking dogs. In his book, Acheng himself explained that his parents were both members of the People's Liberation Army who besieged Peking. The name "Acheng" means commemorating the siege of the city from the countryside.

This statement is very interesting. It is not difficult to imagine that Acheng is an interesting person. His fame is not great and he has not many works. In a few years, he will probably be forgotten by the public. Moreover, he has never written any long novels, and even very few novellas. However, these do not prevent Acheng from becoming China's first-class writer, a "big brother" in Beijing dialect.

It is naturally difficult to become a "big winner" by writing articles. Just pointing at high yields

is not enough, you must have some aura. Otherwise, even if one novel is written in a year, it will still belong to Qiongyao Haiyan and not be considered top-notch. Of course, there are many types of writers with aura, such as Wang Xiaobo's cleverness and Su Tong's talent. However, the intelligence of these people is obvious to everyone.

In comparison, Acheng's aura is quiet and deeply hidden. To use a poem by Lu Xun,

to describe it, it can be described as "listening to thunder in a silent place." ”, to put it more simply, it is as the saying goes, “A dog that bites does not bark.” When I read his novels in the early years, I found that there were no twists and turns in the plots, and the writing was all concise.

After reading it in a hurry, I didn’t think much of it. But after thinking about it again, I realized that Acheng's narrative is actually very meaningful and has a long aftertaste.

It is rustic and contains natural wild charm. This kind of writing is rare nowadays. Generally speaking,

Shen Congwen, Wang Zengqi, Sun Li, and Acheng can be regarded as the top masters of this school. Their works are not long, but their words are carefully refined. It’s not like today’s novelists, who write millions of words at once. If you look at the title of the work, it makes me blush, my heart beats, my neck feels thick. After reading it, I can only feel like Ah Q. He said angrily, "Mom, I've been fooled again!"

Acheng's thoughts are very mixed. I don't know whether he believes in Marxism-Leninism or not. Anyway, it's Confucianism, Taoism and Zen. He likes them all, and the general view is that he is closer to Taoism. Many critics believe that the novel mentioned above embodies China's Taoist culture. You may still remember the "chess nerd" Wang Yisheng in the book. He also plays Taoist chess and pays attention to taking advantage of the opportunity. . The character Wang Yisheng also embodies the highest ideal of Taoism in every way. His attitude towards life is two words: "Inaction", which seems weak and weak. In fact,

Inaction means doing everything, and a strong opponent will become weak. They were all defeated by his hands.

As for Acheng and Taoism, Dr. Hu Heqing from East China Normal University has made a very detailed analysis. Dr. Hu committed suicide by jumping off a building ten years ago, which once caused a sensation across the country.

Now he has been forgotten. He had a posthumous book called "It's Very Good." When he died, I came here to read it. I remember that several writers mentioned in the book were close to Taoism, such as Su Tong, Ge Fei, and of course Acheng

. Now that I think about it, it's true. It's a pity that this book has long been lost.

There are many people who like Acheng. Of course, there are also serious critics, such as Kong Qingdong, a doctor of literature. Mr. Kong wrote several articles specifically criticizing one of Acheng's books. This book is a collection of some of Acheng's short stories. It is written in the ancient notebook style novel. It is probably too concise, so the long descriptions basically have no personal subjects, which made Kong Qingdong read it

For a long time I didn’t know what Acheng wrote.

Not only did Mr. Kong feel dizzy, but so did I. For example, these sentences: "The night has risen, rustling, put on clothes." Kong Qingdong then criticized: "Is it an autumn night or a spring night? What

People are getting up? What is rustling? ? Who put on the clothes again?” (I don’t have the book, so the quotes are not from the original text. This is the general idea from my memory)

Finally, let’s talk about Acheng’s essays. The more famous ones are two collections, one called

Talking about Chinese novels and philosophy. They are written fluently and interestingly and are well worth reading.

The other one is called, it contains some travel notes from his travels in Italy. He drew some Venetian illustrations himself, and paired them with his witty remarks.

They complement each other perfectly.

Acheng likes to play, calligraphy, painting and antiques, and even assembled his own car. His travel notes are written down casually, naturally, and are much better than Yu Qiuyu's. Lao Yu's game is called "Bitter Journey", and I haven't played it yet.

First of all, I need to bring a box of reference books to prepare for the eight-part essay. Acheng is not like that. He just plays and has fun, so he just writes a few random articles.

What does Lao Yu lack compared to Acheng? I think it's just three words: "normal heart

". It's easy to say, but how many people can do it?

3- Derrida said, I am just fighting with myself. In the history of literature and thought, my country's Lu Xun once did this, and Europe's Kant, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and Foucault also did this, and there are probably very few people who do it again. The funny thing is, I tried to do this for a while, but failed. I was always defeated by myself and was completely defeated. Sometimes I even lost the courage and strength to fight again. But I just said to myself, stand up and keep fighting until you defeat yourself instead of being defeated by yourself.

In many people’s lives, this may be a destination that they can never reach. But we need to work hard to get closer to it, as long as life has not completely abandoned us. No, even if life abandons us, we cannot give up, and we still need to work harder towards it.

I originally wanted to talk about Zhu Tianwen, but for some reason I started talking about Derrida. A writer will inevitably bear many imprints as he grows up, and his life-long creation is nothing more than finding different embellishments in these imprints, and then carving them into his own skin to become a unique world. This is another form of fighting against oneself.

Zhu Tianwen’s novels come from two worlds, which are beautiful spaces constructed by a pair of lovers, namely Hu Lancheng and Zhang Ailing. Needless to say, from "Memories of Flowers' Predecessors" and "Childhood Past" to "The Capital of Hot Summer" and "The Gorgeousness of the End of the Century", Zhu Tianwen was enjoying the shade of his grandfather and grandmother. It was not until "Notes of a Deserted Man" that the narrow door to a new life for her novels had just opened. The appearance of "E World" was indeed surprising and surprising. Suddenly, I discovered that novels can be written in this way. As Taiwanese writer Wu He said, Zhu Tianwen's "obsession with things" is the characteristic of her novels, but I think that no longer sticking to the original universe and trying to satisfy her desire to name novels prompted her to Zhu Tianwen became addicted to witchcraft. Starting from "Notes of a Desolate Man", Zhu Tianwen's "Witch Time" and "Underglaze Blue" have been picking precious fruits in a kind of "witchcraft" world, and they are colorful and wanton under the sky of Taipei. The ground is in bloom. She is simply a witch, as if everything in her world has been enchanted and reassembled under the command of her pen. All the original DNA orders are destroyed, extracted under the high temperature of pottery, and finally When the fire goes out and the colors emerge, a new order of word dance becomes apparent. The house of literary life has been dismantled and reassembled at will by her, and she is embarking on rebuilding a house about novels that are different from the previous one. It is said that she is currently writing a novel "Witch Words", and the first sentence begins like this: It's like this, I once met a traveler who was not traveling with him. Just this sentence triggers our endless desires. It's like the first time I saw the title of the movie "Stork", I searched frantically throughout Nanjing for this disc until I found it.

Now think about it, who said novels can’t be written like this? Who stipulates that the world of novels must not be maintained like this? Isn’t this how creation begins to unfold? If all thinking space is restricted by existing restrictions, how can the needs of human spiritual society and cultural world continue to develop?

In the face of all excellent novels, any explanation and analysis are pale. They are unrepeatable, and every writer is different, but in summary, it seems that in recent years Taiwan and Hong Kong writers have been trying to explore the literary meaning and order that truly belongs to their own personal space. This is a new voice that is different from mainland literature, but it is It is the embodiment of the vigorous vitality of Chinese literature. In mainland China, there seems to be a Han Shaogong who is fighting for a new order of novels. We will wait and see.