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This is a masterpiece that has caused a sensation in the literary world, and some people call him "Tibetan Dream of Red Mansions".
Dong Yuhui said:
"Reading this book feels like I've come to a distant and unfamiliar place, encountering something chaotic and unorderly.
You will have a sense of trepidation, confusion and anger, but when you slowly calm down and immerse yourself in it, you will feel a sense of awe in your heart at the end of the reading.
It makes you understand what civility is, what meanness is, what wisdom is, and what love is. ”
This book is "The Dust Settles" by Tibetan writer A Lai, with whom A Lai became the youngest winner in the history of the Mao Dun Literature Award.
Maybe after reading this book, when you close the book, everything will settle and your soul will be sublimated.
Let's walk into this "magical" book today......
A "fool" who became a messenger of history
The "I" in the novel is the second son of the Maqi tribe, a "fool" with a perception far beyond ordinary people.
With the mentality of a bystander, he foresaw that a new era was coming to an end, and the life of a fool was the real miracle.
The fool was born to a drunken Mongolian chief and a Han wife, and since he was born, he was regarded as a fool and no one guarded against him, just to joke about.
At that time, he was not angry or worried, he just wanted to be a happy second son.
"In that case, then I'll have to be a fool. ”
But in any case, he is a "complete fool".
In a little while, when he was thirteen years old, he had the power of an unknown prophet.
He's been through so much since then, not just to survive.
Power, Respect, Help...... He gave up what he was unwilling to give up all his life and wandered in a labyrinth of absurdity. By his own wisdom, he married Tana, the daughter of the most beautiful chieftain of the Migon tribe;
For the first time, he turned a fortress defending against the enemy into a bazaar, created an unprecedented frontier trading bazaar, and resolved the contradictions between various ethnic minorities in a peaceful way.
But he also has a dark and dark side, and he also has the dazed and uneasy feeling of being killed by the enemy when he stands by and watches.
When everything returns to normal, all that is left is ruins.
Walking on the road, everyone is emotional.
Life is like a piece of dust, one day it will stop, and the moment it lands, the dust is flying, as if it has never been truly peaceful.
Just sighed silently, without disturbing the time.
His blood stained the ground red, and his spirit was finally freed from his blood-drenched body and came out into the sun.
This is the picture of a fool before he dies, calm and confident.
But what he is sure of is not fate and results, but certainty.
Until everything calms down, luck is worthless.
There is no doubt that the fool is the spokesman of history, although stupid, but he is superior in wisdom and predicts the future.
In this era, wisdom and strength can no longer control anything, and only fools who follow the trend will grasp or keep something.
In this book, the fool is the smartest person, he can see through everything, he doesn't say anything, his cleverness is like an instinct, an occasional epiphany.
We often say that "great wisdom is like foolishness", "foolishness" refers to the peace between gain and loss, and "wisdom" refers to appropriate choices and renunciation.
In the dust, there is human nature and thinking
Ah Lai's writing style is mature and poetic, grand but not lacking in profound and vague meaning, and the plot is interlocking, with twists and turns, giving people an excellent reading experience.
The novel is based on realistic depth and romantic agility, depicting a three-dimensional picture before the collapse of the declining tribes of this land.
The character of the fool in the play is vivid, making the reader feel the unique folk customs of the Tibetan people.
The book is worth pondering about life, human nature, value, and pursuit, and no matter how great a person is, he will be forgotten in history, no matter how great something is, he will go through such a process and will eventually return to the loess.
Although the dust has subsided, we will still miss the walls that have turned to dust.
We think that human beings are born human beings, and that they have gone through a long life, that rights, land, which are on the surface precious, but at the end of life, become meaningless.
Life is a game with no bottom line, no boundaries, and no elimination, only when your spirit is freed from the body, you will understand the truth.
Life is like nothingness, Sartre said, "There existed before existence, and this is the meaning of life." ”
Human existence is bounded by consciousness and is empty.
But life is not a void, and every bit of life will be recorded and covered up.
This literary masterpiece of historical significance shows the complexity of human society and the process of human struggle with changing desires in a changing era.
The film is based on the reality of Tibet, has a strong atmosphere of the times, and can well cater to people's mentality of exploration.
In this novel, the most memorable is the stupid younger brother, who is belligerent, brutal, greedy, lustful, ambitious, and appears as a villain.
However, when the fool predicted that he would die, it was not only the purple clothes that were relieved, but the ambition of his younger brother.
When he died, a huge wooden barrel pressed against his belly, his face turned red from the stench, and he confessed to the fool that when he was young, he used to have love.
At this moment, the power represented by his brother has disappeared, which also means that the Maiqi tribe, which was once prosperous for its drug trade, no longer exists.
The third lady Yang Zong may be an insignificant character in the novel, a marginal character belonging to the Maqi tribe, but her life is inextricably linked with the tribe.
As soon as Yangzong entered the Maqi tribe, he was ostracized by the second wife, and later became pregnant, and the second wife was even closer to her, like siblings, and finally was poisoned by the second lady and miscarried.
Since then, Yangzong has not been seen again. As for the third lady Yangzong, she is very concerned about her second son, but for various reasons, the relationship between the two has always been very estranged.
So, did the third lady in the Mai Qi family really know how her son died?
Didn't she suspect the second lady's behavior?
Naturally not, she knows the current situation, and she also knows the "stupidity" of the second son, which is why she can still persist until now.
Moreover, what the second son cares about most is Zhuoma, she still has to leave the second son after all, although the second son has been married, but the second son still cares about the second son.
Yangzong and Zhuoma are both the kindest and kindest characters in the world, but the hardships they have experienced have also made people begin to reflect on their lives, their humanity, their values, and their pursuits.
When the dust settles, it's a new beginning
In "The Dust Settles", the deep combination of historical tension and humor is well represented.
The thinking about life and the pursuit of value are all worth recalling, and some people even say that this novel can be compared with "Dream of Red Mansions"!
At that time, the Sichuan-Tibet region had been locked down for a long time, regardless of whether there was contact with the outside world at that time.
The culture of the Han nationality and even the distant Western civilization and the local civilization are gradually blending, and conflicts inevitably arise in the process of this blending.
It was under these specific historical conditions that the novel "The Dust Settled" was created.
In fact, a work with a sense of history can be tasted over and over again, and in addition, the rich humanistic atmosphere of the Tibetan people shown in this novel deeply shows that Alai is a writer with a national character.
Settling down is good news, and it's more reassuring than the anxiety of not knowing anything and having countless possibilities.
It's like a shoe falling to the ground. However, the simplicity, kindness, and obedience advocated by "Dream of Red Mansions" are something that will never change.
Another meaning that this book wants to convey is that the fate of human beings is irresistible, it is irresistible, so what we have to do is to accept, to compromise, to compromise.
Fate is impermanent and unchanging, and only the never-ending, unpredictable, and unpredictable history determines their choices and the reasons for their abandonment.
Only a few, with the responsibility of this world, can see the stars hidden in the mysteries.
But there are also some people who have bad luck and may play the role of a fool in their daily lives, being ridiculed, being insulted, sympathized, and framed, and the end result is like a gust of wind, fleeting.
Sometimes, it is as clear as a river, which makes people sigh.
It's a pity that the second young master still couldn't get his wish after all.
Perhaps, the development of this world itself is a destructive force, and if it is not adjusted accordingly, it will be replaced by other forces, or even destroyed.
Perhaps everyone, every era, has to face this law.
From the vitality at the beginning, to the brilliance of today, and after this brilliance, it is a new choice, whether to precipitate, or Nirvana.
Why the goal that the second son failed to achieve in his life was replaced by the trend of history, and instead became a more brilliant present, which requires us to think deeply.
Maybe we look at the future, the sun shines with dust, time reflects the falling dust, the dust falls on the ground, after a long time of hard work and waiting, our new day is coming again.
"The Dust Settles" is indeed a book that is both historically tense and humorous, and Alai shows a very special perspective that is beyond the mundane, showing a Tibetan regional culture that is different from the Central Plains.
To transition from one culture to the next, we must know ourselves and the true meaning of life.
When everything is settled, everyone will be reborn from nothingness.
Thank you, Alai, for making me understand that there are miracles in the world at the moment when everything is over.
When the dust clears and the splendor regains its tranquility, all things will become a wisp of smoke from the past, and in the end, what should come, what will come, what will come, and what will go......
Reference Sources:
[1] Book: "The Dust Settles"
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