Back to 80: My literary life

Chapter 213 Popular literature is also literature

This phenomenon made Feng Mu feel a little strange.

He originally thought that everyone would argue fiercely, either agreeing or disagreeing, but he didn't expect that everyone would be silent!

"Let me say a few words." A lesbian stood up. She was also very old and had silver hair, but she was very energetic.

Her name is Ning Ling, and she is also an old writer.

"According to me, this novel should not appear in front of us!" Ning Ling's words were full of anger.

"What do the people in the preliminary evaluation committee think? Is this a literary work? At best, it's just an inferior popular novel!"

Ning Ling's words were very harsh, and the judges present immediately started talking.

Feng Mu looked a little embarrassed, but he still said truthfully: "Sister Ning, the preliminary evaluation committee of this novel was also very controversial, and I finally agreed."

"Old Feng, that's your fault. We are selecting the outstanding novella award! How can these messy things be allowed to get in?!"

Feng Mu's mouth moved, but no words came out.

In terms of positions, both of them are vice-chairmen of the Writers Association.

In terms of age, he is older than him and has more seniority.

"Old Ning, I think your statement is biased." At this time, a man said slowly.

It turned out to be Zhang Guangnian.

He said: "No matter what the work is, we can't just give it a big thumbs up. We can't do this now."

"Old Zhang, am I right?" Ning Ling stared at her with an aggressive look.

Zhang Guangnian remained calm:

"First of all, popular literature is also literature, not just science fiction but also martial arts novels! At the end of last year, the Writers Association held its fourth national congress, and specially invited Mr. Liang Yusheng from Baodao to attend the conference. Almost everyone here participated in this conference. Everyone must have seen it, right?”

After Zhang Guangnian said this, everyone started talking again.

What he said is true.

Liang Yusheng's appearance shocked many representatives present.

Popular literature writers enjoy high-profile honors for the first time, and the trend has really changed!

"Everyone, be quiet." Feng Mu, as the host, stopped everyone's discussion in time.

Zhang Guangnian continued to talk:

"Let's analyze the structure of this novel. It is a typical novel with a two-line narrative structure, such as Mr. Lu Xun's "Medicine", Lao She's "Four Generations Under One Roof", Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" " both use this narrative structure. The two lines narrate different stories respectively, and they intersect, overlap, take care of each other, and influence each other, so as to better express the center of the novel. This novel does a very good job in this regard!"

After listening to Zhang Guangnian's words, the judges started talking again.

To be fair, whether you like this novel or not, the author cleverly uses a dual narrative structure to make this short novel well-structured and bring great shock and impact to readers.

Even Ning Ling herself had to admit this.

"But, it is just a piece of science fiction, and science fiction is not popular!" Ning Ling still insisted on her point of view.

"Science fiction is not popular? Then let me ask Lao Ning, have you read "Lord of the Flies", the masterpiece by British writer William Golding? The story is set in a nuclear war in the future World War III! Isn't it considered science fiction? But this novel won the Nobel Prize for Literature the year before last!" Zhang Guangnian's tone also became tougher.

"Lord of the Flies" tells the story of a nuclear war that took place in World War III in the future. A group of children between the ages of six and twelve were stranded on a desert island due to a plane crash during the retreat. At first, they were in harmony. They got along with each other, but later due to the expansion of their evil nature, they killed each other, and a tragic scene occurred. The author makes abstract philosophical propositions concrete, allowing readers to understand them through fascinating stories and exciting battle scenes. The characters, scenes, stories, images, etc. are all deeply symbolic.

"But this "Country Teacher" cannot be compared with "Lord of the Flies"! It seems very childish." Ning Ling retorted.

"You are right. The problem is that when we select the outstanding novellas of this year, we are not selecting for the Nobel Prize in Literature, right?"

Zhang Guangnian's words made everyone laugh.

Of course it is unfair for you to judge other people’s Nobel Prize-winning novels.

Seeing everyone talking about it, Ning Ling suddenly raised her voice: "Comrades, please don't forget! The question of whether science fiction literature is surnamed "Ke" or "Wen" is not only a literary issue, but also a political issue!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the conference room.

The kind of movement at the end of the year before last was still vivid in my mind.

Who is not afraid?

Feng Mu sighed secretly and said, "Follow the procedures and let's vote."

Not surprisingly, he and Zhang Guangnian were the only two people present today who voted in favor.

At this moment, the conference room door suddenly opened, and a gray-haired old man walked in on a cane.

It's palladium!

Director of the Jury and current Chairman of the Writers Association!

Seeing Palladium coming in, the conference room suddenly became commotion. Everyone stood up to say hello. Even Ning Ling asked with concern: "Yaotang, you are not in good health. Just stay in Shanghai to recuperate. You don't have to work so hard to come to Yanjing. These things We took care of it."

Palladium glanced at her and smiled: "My health is fine." After saying that, he looked at everyone: "Comrades, I have other important things to do when I come to Yanjing this time. I didn't plan to attend this meeting." . But I heard from the staff that everyone was arguing about a science fiction novel."

"I will not comment on the quality of this novel or whether it is qualified to be rated as an excellent novel. I just want to read you a reader's letter. This is published in "Science and Literature" about a child named Liu Bao in the Qinbei Plateau. 's letter,"

"He wrote like this: I am a junior high school student who is relatively poor at studying. None of the classmates in our class like to study, and they don't like to listen to the teacher's lectures. He always makes us memorize this and that, which is not interesting at all. Yes. One day I was secretly reading extracurricular books in class as usual, and when I saw this novel, I was immediately fascinated by it.”

When I finished reading, I looked up in shock and looked at the thin teacher on the podium, telling the same content year after year to the few people attending the class with a slight numbness.

I suddenly felt guilty in my heart.

The letter was not long, Palladium finished reading it quickly, and the conference room fell into silence again.

"Okay, you can continue with the meeting. I have to be busy with other things. I'm sorry." Palladium said and walked out on crutches.

"Now, let's vote." Feng Mu said.

The results come out quickly.

This article "Rural Teacher" was unanimously approved and won the first prize for this year's outstanding novella.

When the selection results were announced in the People's Daily, Fang Minghua was busy with his own affairs.

Today, he took a special leave this morning and rode his bicycle excitedly to East Street.

The company he opened in partnership with Zhao Hongjun officially opened.

(End of this chapter)