quiet!
The entire venue was eerily quiet, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone held their breath and looked at each other, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.
Finally, the avant-garde writers could no longer hold back and argued: "Teacher Fang, Latin American magical realism literature is a unique genre in the world of literature, and Marquez is even more so. Representatives of the faction, even the Nobel Prize for Literature..."
"Apart from "One Hundred Years of Solitude," have you read Marquez's other works?"
Dialect interrupted directly. road.
"Of course!"
Ma Yuan and others reported "Love in the Time of Cholera", "A Murder Case That Was Publicized in Advance" and so on.
“Since you have read these novels of his, how can you still say that his works are all magical?”
Dialect said: “Most of Marquez’s works are either realistic or realistic. Either reality overwhelms magic, and most of those fantasy, dream, and even nightmare-like plots that we find unbelievable have their basis and prototype in reality.” It will never be possible to wait until the end The long-awaited war pension, the man who committed suicide playing chess in "Love in the Time of Cholera", the male and female protagonists are based on the early love experience of Marquez's parents, and the large number of graffiti in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" The illegitimate life of the cross The wife, the colonel who keeps making goldfish, and even the women who eat wall dust, make shrouds, or remain virgins all their lives, are all the disasters and misfortunes that Latin American nations have suffered in history..."< br>
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately nodded and clapped in agreement.
“In Marquez’s novels, the concepts of magic and reality are not equal. It is not 50% magic and 50% reality, but 5% magic and 95% reality.” Dialect said, "My "Hunt" is about class oppression and exploitation in rural Mexico. The same is true for "Pedro Páramo", and the same is true for many of Kafka's novels. The real source of magic is reality."
"This...this..."
Yu Huayu's eyes widened, and his understanding of magical realism and avant-garde literature was completely subverted at this moment.
Avant-garde writers such as Ma Yuan, Ge Fei, Can Xue, etc. tried to defend themselves, but they had no words to say and were speechless for a while.
"We are realist writers first, and then we use magic and hallucination realism techniques to write."
Fang Yan said: "Everything is based on social reality. Marc and I as 'magical realist writer' ', 'illusion realist writer' is very offensive, just like the rumor that Zhu Yuanzhang furiously killed the painter."
"What do you mean?"
Wang Shuo turned to look. Zhong Acheng saw that he could tell the allusions easily.
“Hundreds of painters painted portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang. After Zhu Yuanzhang saw them, he killed 95 of them in a rage, leaving only 5 people.”
"Why kill? The painting is not good enough?"
"It's not bad, it's just that they only care about the handsomeness and not the true appearance."
Hearing from Zhong Acheng Everyone present immediately realized this.
The focus of "magical realism" is not actually magic, but realism!
Fang Yan said seriously: "Realism is a mirror that reflects social problems, so magical realism is a mirror that makes people laugh, because it deliberately exaggerates and distorts reality, covering real problems with a layer of illusion. The result is that people often ignore the really important social issues and the truth because of the "magic" in the mirror. This is completely putting the cart before the horse."
Yu Hua felt as if he had been enlightened. A layer of window paper was vaguely pierced, and his whole body shivered violently.
There were many people like him who suddenly woke up and began to question and reflect on the avant-garde literature that advocated magical realism.
Seeing this scene, Wang Meng showed a happy and satisfied smile:
“I originally thought that Yanzi added “Hunting” to the research topic of this symposium because he wanted to promote and disseminate it. 'Illusion realism' leads a new direction for avant-garde literature that has hit a bottleneck, but now it seems that I was wrong."
"What do you mean?"
Zhu Wei cast a doubtful look.
"He is taking advantage of this symposium and the hallucinatory realism novel "Hunting", hoping that more writers can return to realist literature." Wang Meng smiled knowingly, "The creation of The focus is again on social issues, just like "May 19 Long Shot"
Zhu Wei said uncertainly: "But they have gone crazy, I'm afraid they won't be able to wake up so easily, right?"< br>
“It depends on Yanzi himself.”
When Wang Meng thought about the Xiangshan Conference organized by the editorial department of "People's Literature", if it can really become a conference to revitalize realist literature, including himself, it will leave a mark in the history of contemporary Chinese literature, and he felt in his heart Can't help but be full of expectations.
In sight, Dialect was chatting with Confucian scholars, talking about magic realism, realism, and then avant-garde literature with avant-garde writers.
"Teacher Fang, even if what you say makes sense, learning and creating magical realism does not necessarily have to focus on realism. The 'magic' techniques and styles in magical realism can also be Contemporary literary writing and innovation The key point."
Ma Yuan and others were dissatisfied: "Do you mean that our avant-garde literature was wrong from the beginning?"
Dialect said: "In avant-garde literature,' Pioneer', what does it mean? ”
"What?!"
Including the avant-garde writers, everyone present was shocked and had no idea why Teacher Fang would ask such a question.
Fang Yan looked around: "Who can translate with me, what does 'pioneer' in avant-garde literature mean?"
"Teacher Fang, avant-garde means avant-garde, innovative, and ahead of the curve. The forefront of literary trends..."
"Breaking through the limitations of convention and tradition in form"
"The content introduces neglected and taboo topics. For example, "One Hundred Years of Dugu" has elements such as incest, cyan, and autocracy."
"Yes, it is because traditional realist literature is outdated, so We must actively introduce magical realism . ”
“We must dare what the world’s writers dare not, we must think what the world’s readers cannot think of, and we must break through the limits that traditional literature cannot reach.”
“…”< br>
The avant-garde writers chattered and talked a lot.
Fang Yan couldn't help but joke: "Since you all say that being a pioneer means walking in front of others, but if you follow others, how can you call it a 'pioneer'?"
"Fang Yan Teacher, this is the basic law of artistic creation. The first thing we have to do for foreign literary schools is to imitate and absorb them.”
Ge Fei frowned, “This has always been the case since the May Fourth Movement. , At the beginning, realist literature also learned from and borrowed from the Western "realistic classical tradition". Now we are just using magic realism to inject new vitality into realist literature."
"It is understandable in the initial stage. , but if it continues to be "effective", it violates the basic laws of artistic creation." Before the dialect could be spoken, Zhang Chengzhi and other melon-eaters were eager to give it a try and actively joined the debate.
"Yes, no great novelist is great just because he imitates others or copies others. Mr. Lu Xun, Mao Gong, Bagong, and Shen Gong all have not blazed their own literary path, and which one has not opened up an influence on us. A genre of modern literature!"
"As for your avant-garde literature, you have not transformed "avant-garde" into "innovation" at all. ", transforming 'imitation' into 'creation'."
"That is, look at our root-seeking literature, which has always been rooted in national and regional culture for literary innovation!"
"... ”
Faced with the siege of realist literature, root-seeking literature and other camps, avant-garde literature was unable to defeat the four forces with two fists, and was gradually defeated.
Wang Shuo suppressed his laughter. Before attending the meeting, he was worried and suspected that the National Young Writers Symposium would be too boring. Now he realized that he was too young. He really shouted "wonderful". Let's fight. Let's fight quickly. Don't use your words but your hands. Now, I want to see a river of blood!
Seeing that the situation was at a disadvantage, Ma Yuan strongly retorted:
“Pioneering literature does not blindly imitate, we just focus more on exploration and innovation in novel style, language, narrative and other aspects. ."
"But what if all the possibilities of various novel forms have been tested?"
Yu Hua, who had already awakened, remembered what Teacher Fang once told him.
"How is that possible!"
Ma Yuan and others were shocked, Yu Hua, you thick eyebrows and big eyes, wouldn't you also betray avant-garde literature? !
“But there is no literary genre that will not come to an end.”
Yu Hua said: “Pavant-garde literature is no exception. Just as Teacher Fang once warned me, wait until the avant-garde novels have completely changed the text. If the space for language exploration becomes smaller, the space for continued experimentation will be lost, and the motivation and goal of exploration will be lost. I think this is so right now! ”
“I agree too! ”< br>
Zhang Chengzhi, who had been watching, suddenly stood up and said without hesitation that his "Golden Ranch" had tried the techniques of avant-garde literature, but it was a typical example of failed imitation. He kept claiming that he had been fooled by magical realism, which was inexplicable. Pursue a structure that fails.
"Where do you start talking about this?"
Fang Yan, Wang Meng and others looked at each other, very curious.
Zhang Chengzhi said: "I don't understand foreign languages, and my learning of magical realism techniques all started by translating works. Therefore, no matter how I write "Golden Ranch", it will never be It's authentic magical realism, because I saw , The "magic realism literature" I learned was all "second-hand" manuscripts translated by domestic translators. No matter how hard I learned it, I was still half-assed."
"It's like attracting stars. The remaining copy of Beiming's magical power is the same."
Fang Yan nodded.
Wang Shuo watched the excitement and added without hesitation: "Teacher Fang, the evil sword manual is a fragment of the Sunflower Book!"
"Hahaha!"
< br>In an instant, bursts of laughter broke out, slightly easing the tense atmosphere caused by the heated discussion.
Some avant-garde writers like Yu Hua have slowly come to understand the true nature of avant-garde literature, and have prepared or are planning to abandon the illusory concept of avant-garde literature and turn to Teacher Fang. The avenue pointed out by the beacon of literature——
Realistic literature!
The other part of the avant-garde writers, like Ma Yuan, can't laugh, look gloomy, and want to fight for avant-garde literature for another 300 rounds.
However, due to the opening ceremony of the National Young Writers Symposium, several parties had to withdraw their troops and call a temporary truce.
As the organizer of this conference, Wang Meng took the stage and gave an impassioned opening speech, and Dialect was no exception.
After the opening ceremony, Yu Hua came over immediately, his clear eyes no longer full of confusion.
"Teacher Fang, thank you!"
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for saving me from Kafka's butcher knife."
Yu Hua was so excited, "Just like when you used Kafka's novels to save me from Kawabata Yasunari's knife."
Fang Yan smiled: "So, you have found yourself again." Literary direction? ”
Yu Hua vowed that he was ready to give up avant-garde literature and no longer go to the dark side of magical realism.
“Very good!”
Fang Yan patted him on the shoulder. In fact, if he had not considered that some words could not be put on the stage, he was afraid that his words would be excessive and an unprovoked quarrel would break out.
The development of avant-garde literature could no longer continue by the late 1980s. Many avant-garde writers had gone too far. In the name of avant-garde, they made mysteries, indulged in individual experience, and did not go deeper into the issues of society and the times. It pays close attention to the film and uses tricky words. While alienating the people, it does not explain any profound truth, just like the literary films made by fifth- and sixth-generation directors such as Chen Kaige and Lou Ye.
Facing the impact of commercial novels and popular literature, the market for novels is very narrow, and it is disliked by other schools in the literary world.
As a result, the entire avant-garde literature became notorious in the literary world, and "avant-garde" gradually became a curse word.
It is also because of this that Yu Hua in his previous life returned to realism from avant-garde literature and wrote novels such as "To Live", "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood", "Brothers", etc., but now there are dialects With his guidance, he now wakes up faster and more thoroughly.
“Originally, I planned to write the graduation novel assigned by Lu Xun Literary Academy in the direction of avant-garde literature.”
Yu Hua said seriously: “But now I have changed my mind.”
Fang Yan said: "It seems you have a new idea?"
Yu Hua said: "I am going to follow your footsteps and write a novel about hallucinatory realism, focusing on realism."
"What theme?" Fang Yan was surprised.
Yu Hua said that he had been the editor of "World of Mystery" for a while. The novels he was most exposed to were either suspense novels or criminal investigation themes, so he planned to write his hallucinatory realism novel from Start with the police story.
The more he listened, the more interested he became, “Go on.”
“I saw it was mentioned in the news.”
Yu Hua said: "I wanted to write about a story about a police officer who made a wrong judgment when investigating a murder case and led to the tragedy of innocent people being killed. Just like the protagonist in "Hunting", because of the girl's 'childish talk' And was bullied and even murdered by the residents of the town."
Fang Yan immediately thought of the movie starring Zhu Yilu. Coincidentally, the novel it was adapted from was written by Yu Hua. (End of this chapter)