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Cover news reporter Xu Yuyang
"Outside the window of my house there are two tall walnut trees that are decades old, and in the summer they are leafy and shady." Whenever Chen Tao recalls his Career as a Gannan hangover, the first thing that comes to mind is these lush walnut trees. He wrote this memory into the book, and "Years in the Mountains" was born.
On the morning of October 17th, the 6th Chinese Young Writers Award Ceremony was held in Anren Ancient Town. Writer Chen Tao won the main prize of the Non-Fiction Works Award of the 6th Chinese Young Writers Awards for his work "Years in the Mountains".
The award speech reads: Chen Tao, with his keen observation ability, shows the life scenes of different groups with individual perspectives and thinking, and penetrates the appearance of life from different angles and aspects, recording the change process of the times. "Years in the Mountains" is What Chen Tao saw, thought and felt when he was the first secretary of the village in Chigou Village, Lintan County, Gansu Province, in the book, the writer uses simple words to present to the reader the feats of poverty alleviation that are underway on the land of China, as an observer, experiencer, thinker and narrator, Chen Tao captures and writes many fleeting details and delicate emotional flows in this great historical process, at the same time, Chen Tao also structures a picture of his own imagination of rural life in his personal narrative. In his pen, he not only depicts the overlapping and misplaced between the era value of poverty alleviation and traditional rural ethics, but also writes the author's own hopes and visions for future life.
When receiving the award, Chen Tao recalled that from the first word he wrote, he knew that this was not just a record of the environment or work, but an attempt to penetrate the appearance of life, trying to think about complex human nature in the image of different groups, revealing eternal dilemmas. In the process of poverty alleviation, he saw the goodness, simplicity and self-motivation of the peasants, and also tried to understand their shortcomings and shortcomings; he saw the hardships and helplessness of the township cadres, and he was distressed by them, and also criticized their stubbornness and prejudice.
During and after his tenure, Chen Tao wrote a total of 16 articles. There are local cultural landscapes, records and reflections on poverty alleviation work, or thoughts on family and friends, and reflections on rural education. "In the days of living in the mountain village, far away from family and friends, countless times the wind outside the house swept through the branches of walnut trees, whipped doors and windows, or large raindrops rattled on the glass, and I wrote alone. It was writing that gave me the strength to quiet down, and in reading and writing, I learned to enjoy loneliness and fill my heart, and these are also revealed in the words of "Years in the Mountains". Chen Tao recalled.
dialogue
Cover News: "Years in the Mountains" was written when you were working in a village in Gansu, what impressions do you have when you recall that time now? What kind of days were they?
Chen Tao: This is a particularly important imprint in my life, and everything is not only reflected in my works, but also engraved in my heart. These years have enriched and changed me. In a sense, it is a subversion of my outlook on life and literature, and this period of time will make me understand the difference between "living" and "living", and understand the reverence for life and the reverence for words.
Cover News: In many of your works, the image of the "mountain" seems to be very important all along, can you talk about it?
Chen Tao: Mainly the town where I live is between the mountains, first of all, the mountain is a real objective existence, and at the same time, in this big mountain, I urge myself to think about many difficulties in life and life, which are like "mountains" in front of us, and we need to constantly climb and leap forward, ushering in the infinite possibilities of life.
Cover News: Some people may think that using literary tentacles to describe national policies such as poverty alleviation, this main theme, will appear "less literary", what do you think?
Chen Tao: Literature is grand and oriented to all human experiences and lives. No matter what kind of subject matter, it can be turned into literary nourishment. As a writer, the most important thing is to use different themes to write about human nature, difficulties, warmth and other eternal things. Therefore, I don't think that what I write is the literature of poverty alleviation, but I write my own observation and thinking.
Cover News: Can you talk about what you think of as "non-fiction literature"?
Chen Tao: Non-fiction literature is a great enrichment and supplement to the current literary creation, which greatly expands the concept of literature. In my opinion, non-fiction literature is a literary self-expression carried out by creators through various writing techniques based on real reality as the background of creation.
Cover News: The Young Writers Award has come to its sixth edition, what do you think is the significance of this award for contemporary literature lovers, writers and other groups?
Chen Tao: This award has also reached its sixth year, six years ago I went to Gansu to start my hanging years, when I was 36 years old, and six years later I won the sixth Chinese Young Writers Award, like an interesting coincidence. This award has had a great impact on the literary world, as Teacher Alai said, it has gradually taken on its own "tone", and its encouragement to young writers is of great significance, which will make me firmly confident in continuing to write.
Cover News: You visited Anren today, what is your impression of Anren? Are there any cultural advice for this place?
Chen Tao: I have been to many ancient towns across the country, and what I feel most about Anren is quietness. It's a kind of inner peace and quiet, which is rare. If it is advice, I hope that there are more literary and artistic activities here, and more literary and artistic people will come here.
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