Chapter 587 "Regional Cultural Characteristics in Chinese and American Frontier Literature"
Fang Minghua was dumbfounded when he received this invitation letter.
Borderland literature?
I haven’t written any literary works about the frontier?
Besides, Qin Province is not on the border, right?
I originally wanted to refuse, but Wei Qilin, the then chairman of the Guizhou Writers Association, personally called the Qin Provincial Writers Association compound. Fang Minghua was not there at the time and informed him through the staff.
Frontier literature is not limited to the frontier. The main reason is that I am very interested in your theory of novels and prose. Why don’t you teach us young writers from Guangxi Province?
Having said this, what else does Fang Minghua have to say?
Fortunately, there was still some time before the final selection of the first World Chinese Literature Award jury, so I decided to go there.
Fang Minghua came to Guangxi Province once in 1981. At that time, he arrived here with a writers collecting group organized by the Chinese Writers Association. He only stayed in Greentown for one night and then rushed to a place called Ningming on the border of southern Xinjiang.
At that time, southern Xinjiang was still fighting. Fang Minghua stayed there for two months and even went to the front line with the southern Xinjiang cultural troupe.
My wife Song Tangtang was still a member of the art troupe, and it was at that time that she and Song Tangtang gradually developed a relationship.
Now, when Song Tangtang heard that Fang Minghua was going to Greentown for a meeting, he said: "Minghua, you went to Greentown. If you have a chance to go to Ningming, I have never gone back since I left the Nanjiang Art Troupe. , I don’t know what it is like now? Also, go to Ningming, go to Yang Xiaohong’s grave, and give me a bouquet of flowers. Ten years have passed.”
Yang Xiaohong is also a girl from the Nanjiang Art Troupe. Soldier, he encountered enemy troops on his way back from a condolence performance at the front line. Unfortunately, he died heroically. His body was buried at the foot of Faka Mountain.
And that time, Fang Minghua happened to go to the front line with the art troupe and witnessed everything.
Now hearing Song Tangtang say this, seeing his wife's face a little sad, Fang Minghua hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, I will definitely go."
The next day, Fang Minghua got off the train with his travel bag south.
Just like when I went to southern Xinjiang ten years ago, I walked and took a train over the Qinling Mountains and the Bashan Mountains, to the Chengdu Plain, and then over the mountains again.
The train took two days and two nights to reach Greentown, the capital of Guizhou Province. Fang Minghua followed the passengers out of the station and saw someone holding a sign with several large characters written on it.
“Welcome Comrade Fang Minghua, Vice Chairman of the Qin Provincial Writers Association”
Looking at the man holding the sign again, Fang Minghua smiled. It turned out to be Liao Runbo wearing glasses and long hair.
Liao Runbo attended a writers class at Northwest University for three years and graduated last summer. Sure enough, as he said, he returned to his hometown of Guizhou.
Liao Runbo also saw Fang Minghua and walked up quickly to take the travel bag from his hand: "Teacher Fang, welcome."
"I said Runbo, not in the meeting notice. It says, "Won't your Writers Association pick up writers from all over the country who come to the meeting? You have to go to the hotel by yourself," Fang Minghua asked.
"Others can refuse to pick up the station. How can you not pick up when you come? If I call Yu Hua and they find out, they will scold me to death."
"Okay, thank you for the hard work."
Fang Minghua followed Liao Runbo to the parking lot. Liao Runbo told him that he was now a professional writer for the Guangxi Writers Association, and had also moved his family to Nanning and bought a house.
"Teacher Fang, I have to thank you for publishing three "Ghost Blowing Lamps" and earning some money. My wife takes care of the children at home when she has no job. Otherwise, with my current salary and royalties, let alone It’s also difficult to buy a house in Nanning.”
“But I don’t plan to continue writing “Ghost Blowing the Lamp””
“Haha, the royalties from the three books are about 600,000. Well, I think it’s enough. When the children are older and my wife goes out to find a job, the whole family can live on. My interest will still be in serious literature.”
"That's fine."
When Liao Runbo finished writing the third book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", he told Fang Minghua that he wanted to continue his serious literary writing after solving the problem of survival. Regarding this point, Fang Minghua respects his ideas very much. Personal interests vary. Some write in order to realize the meaning and value of life and understand the essence and purpose of life, like Liao Runbo.
Some people write for the purpose of making money. For example, Tian Yanning, the author of the Snow Millie series, is still writing this series one after another.
Although I vowed to earn some money and continue to engage in serious literary creation that I love, it seems that I have forgotten this now.
However, Fang Minghua respects personal ideas and never interferes.
Follow Liao Runbo and get on a Santana. Of course, this time we did not stay at the military guest house on the ancient city road, but at the Yongjiang Hotel.
This time, I also met several old acquaintances during the meeting.
Wang Meng, vice chairman of the Writers Association, has been rooted in Xinjiang for decades and has written a series of novels such as "Light Gray Eyes - In Ili" and "Hello, Xinjiang". He is certainly qualified to participate in such meeting, and also congratulated the meeting on behalf of the Chinese Writers Association.
In addition, Fang Minghua met an unexpected girl-Chi Zijian!
"Zijian, how did you get here?" Fang Ming couldn't help but ask.
"Take the train. I took the train from Harbin to Yanjing first, then took the train from Yanjing to Chengdu, and finally arrived at Greentown. I walked on the road for almost half a month," the girl replied.
Oh my god
Traveled through the entire China!
“Have you had a hard journey?”
"It's not too hard. The best place to sit now is a hard sleeper. When I went to Western University to take a writer's class, I took the train from Daxinganling. I had hard seats all the way, and my buttocks hurt."
"However, Taking a train is also a very interesting thing. You can see the scenery along the way. I like it very much.”
She is indeed an optimistic girl.
Fang Minghua sighed secretly.
"Teacher Fang, I read the novel "Textile Girl" you wrote recently. It was really good." The girl changed the subject and suddenly said: "Actually, it's not just Xijing, it's our Northeast, especially Bingcheng. , there are also many laid-off female workers in Fengtian.”
Fang Minghua nodded after hearing this: "Northeast is a heavy industry base, with a lot of state-owned enterprises, so there are many such situations."
"Yes. Their current living situation is worth writing about." Chi Zijian said with emotion. : "But I'm used to writing rural themes and can't write urban novels. Teacher Fang, you have to write more!"
"Okay, I promise you." Fang Minghua said with a smile.
This meeting mainly focused on the multicultural integration of frontier literature, the strong national characteristics, and the close integration of creation with the times.
Fang Minghua came up with the topic "Regional Cultural Characteristics in Chinese and American Frontier Literature" with originality.
From Chinese western novels and American western novels, explore their shared aesthetic essence and basic rules.
Regional and cultural characteristics of Chinese and American frontier literature
National spirit in frontier literature
Finally, he pointed out: Whether it is China's northwest literature or the United States' western literature, its writers have It is through the observation, feeling, reflection and integration of unique regional culture that the common cultural and psychological traditions of the regional people are discovered, so as to promote the literary spirit with regional cultural characteristics.
Received warm applause.
In addition to the meeting, we also organized everyone to climb Qingxiu Mountain, visit Nanhu Lake, and taste old friend noodles and sour food.
The sour food was really too sour.
The meeting was held in Nanning for seven days, and then the representatives dispersed.
However, Fang Minghua did not return to Xijing. He agreed to his wife's request and went to Ningming to visit the place where his daughter-in-law once fought and lived.
(End of this chapter)