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Wang Shuo, a great man in the literary world, once said: "Throw all Chinese writers on a desert island, do not give food, and those who survive are probably Acheng." Maybe you can still talk to the natives of the island and mix it up. ”
Who is Acheng? People who are familiar with the cultural circle know that this person is an "idol" figure in the eyes of the literary heroes.
Speaking of Ah Cheng, Mo Yan once recalled: Before seeing him, I thought he was a long-haired shawl, forehead, lips dotted with cinnabar, a body of fairy wind Dao bones, slightly transparent a little demon. Regarding Acheng, Wang Shuo was even more boastful of his personality.
Acheng has many titles, such as being regarded as "writer among writers", "the most underrated writer", "the world's first master of chat" and so on.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > about Acheng</h1>
Acheng, formerly known as Zhong Acheng, was born during the Qingming Festival in 1949.
Regarding his birth, he also jokingly said: "When everyone was paying homage to the dead, they brought me to life."
Yes, he's an interesting guy.
Chen Danqing once praised him as the world's first chat master.
Liang Wendao even praised his high level of speech:
"Have you ever heard Ah Cheng tell a story?" Never heard of it? Oops, that's a lifetime regret! ”
What a high rating!
It is said that the literati are light and can get so many high praise and comments from intellectuals, and Acheng really has its own superiority.
Speaking of Ah Cheng's life, there are some ups and downs.
Acheng was born in Beijing. Like many enthusiasts, the young Ah Cheng likes to read books since he was a child, and often goes to used bookstores to look for books. It can be said that the old bookstore is his "teacher" of literary enlightenment.
In middle school, Ah Cheng had not yet graduated, and unfortunately encountered the Cultural Revolution, so he could only interrupt his studies.
At that time, what was even worse was that in addition to having no education, his father was also beaten into the Y faction, and there was no financial support in the family.
In 1968, Acheng was sent to Shanxi to join the team and became a member of the team of "going up to the mountains and going to the countryside".
In the difficult and simple years of the countryside, Ah Cheng never forgot to read, and often told stories to everyone, including various Chinese and Western masterpieces and novels.
In this way, the cold and summer came and went, a blink of an eye, and 10 years passed in a hurry.
In 1979, Ah Cheng returned to Beijing and, by chance, was recorded as the editor of World Books.
If this is a major change in Acheng's life, then after 5 years, the advent of a novel called "The King of Chess" has achieved a major change in his life.
In 1984, Ah Cheng's debut novel "The King of Chess" was published in Shanghai Literature, and once it came out, it caused a huge sensation across the country.
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It is said that "ten years to sharpen a sword", good works are often through thousands of hammers.
"The King of Chess" belongs to a different kind, and this novel work took only 4 days from conception to completion.
This is the same as when Mo Yan wrote "Fat Buttocks", which took only 56 days to complete, which belongs to the "alternative" in the work, and also belongs to the "fine products" in the work.
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After the publication of "The King of Chess", it won the national "Best Novella Award", and in 1995, "Venice Diary" won the "Best Book Award" in Taiwan. (Later, the novel was adapted into a movie)
Wang Meng once gave high praise to the novel, pointing out that it is "a tribute to human wisdom, attention, energy and potential."
What exactly is "King of Chess" about?
"The King of Chess" mainly tells the story of the Cultural Revolution era, the social intellectual Wang spent his life looking for opponents to play chess and fight chess.
Movie Stills "The Chess King"
When it comes to playing chess, people who are not familiar with it or are easy to forget the background of the story may dismissively ask: it is just a chess story, there is no need to mythologize it.
However, we all forget that in that era of cultural desolation, culture, art, and entertainment were actually luxuries.
At that time, due to the lack of materials, "eating" became the primary concern of people every day, even the young people who went to the mountains and went to the countryside.
In wang's life, like many people, life is "poor and sloppy", in order to save money, he even canceled school activities such as watching movies and going to the park, and the living expenses of each family are less than 10 yuan.
However, despite this, his hobby of "playing chess" has never changed.
In the novel, the author uses a first-person narrative perspective and uses a lot of brush and ink to outline the "eating phase" of wang's life, and this eating is closely related to chess play.
"Eating" didn't seem as important as playing chess, but in those days, "playing chess well and eating as a meal." ”
In the novel, the author's various descriptions of the characters can be described as out of the blue:
Such a condensed, witty, and wanton brushstroke portrays the psychology, demeanor, action, and rhythm of people eating to the fullest...
After reading the content, you have to sigh, the writing technique is indeed high, the author's grasp of life, the portrayal of details, is indeed delicate in place.
As the saying goes, "eating" is the root of survival and the root of culture.
It can be said that "The King of Chess" is actually written about the "philosophy of eating", just as every time the novel describes Wang's life to play chess, it must mention eating, "eating" is the premise and background of playing chess.
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As one of the representative works of Zhiqing literature, the theme of "The King of Chess" is to face the disastrous history and face the food of all sentient beings.
As a representative work of "Root-seeking Literature", the character image created by "Chess King" is ordinary and great, simple and real.
The "chess nerd" Wang in the novel has a life, although his life is hard, he is not troubled by things, but develops an indifferent disposition.
Some people say that Ah Cheng's works give people the impression of being a very generous peasant, which can be described by his evaluation of Wang Zengqi's words, that is: strong and honest.
Indeed, Acheng's writing is simple and simple. However, the sentence looks rough, but the taste has a unique taste, the more it tastes, the stronger it is, like an old wine, sweet back.
Unbelieving, and see:
"The king sat alone in the middle of the big room, staring at us, his hands on his knees, casting a thin tree in iron, as if he had seen nothing, as if he had heard nothing. A high electric lamp shone darkly on his face, his eyes sunk deep into it, and the black seemed to look down on the vast world and the vast universe.
That life seemed to be gathered in a mess of hair, which did not disperse for a long time, and then slowly spread out, burning people's faces hot. The crowd froze and did not speak. It was said outside for half a day, but in front of him was a thin little black soul, sitting quietly, and everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cool air. ”
- Excerpt from "The King of Chess"
Writing so painfully, poking at people's hearts, there are probably not many such people.
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Acheng has always been a maverick.
At that time, the publication of "Chess King" made him a hit, so that various contracts from all over the country also came to him.
Logically, the average person will definitely seize this golden period of day and day, improve their prestige and status, and make a big profit.
However, during this critical period, he chose to retreat from the rapids, faded out of the public eye, faded out of the literary world, and fled to the United States.
Regarding his "withdrawal", he once said that he is not a professional writer, but he is interested in studying something at will.
However, although he never regarded himself as a writer, in cultural circles, people have long regarded him as a "writer's writer".
For example, Mo Yan once exclaimed that he could not write such a text; Wang Shuo once said: He is a human spirit cultivated in this place of Beijing for decades...
Yes, Acheng is a "human spirit", proficient in humanities, history, society... Good at telling stories and telling paragraphs.
But wherever there is Acheng, he is always the center of the crowd, although his words are not much.
Men and women often laugh back and forth for his words, unable to breathe.
It can be said that he no longer writes novels, which is a big loss in the literary world.
Resources:
From jianghu legends to historical narratives - a film adaptation of Ah Cheng's "The King of Chess"
Acheng's book "The King of Chess" best-selling novel ¥39 purchase
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