Author: Zhang Pengyu
"The experience of studying medicine has had a great impact on Chi Li's lifelong writing and understanding of human nature and the nature of life" "Xu is the tempering of the years, so that Wang Yuewen, who was fierce at that time, gradually matured and stabilized in the process of entering middle age" "Writing about the fate of farmers in the big era and the transformation of their hearts is an idea of Guan Renshan and a goal"... These are the evaluations of the famous contemporary writers by Shu Jinyu, a reporter of the China Reading Daily. Unlike academic critics, her conclusions are drawn from solid, detailed interviews. In the book "In-depth Dialogue with Lu Prize Writers", the author Shu Jinyu tracked down and interviewed 49 Lu Prize winners and 10 Lu Prize judges in 7 sessions, including Shi Tiesheng, Feng Jicai, Han Shaogong, Liu Heng, Yu Qiuyu, Chi Li, etc., and the interviewed judges included Chen Jiangong, Ding Fan, Niu Yuqiu, Li Bingyin, Wu Sijing, etc. In this interview, the writers and judges open their hearts to Shu Jinyu's questions, revealing a lot of vivid and vivid first-hand information: from the mental journey of decades of creation, the ups and downs of literary careers, to the change of mentality before and after the award, the opportunity to create a certain work, etc. What is even more rare is that "Deep Dialogue lu prize writer" also through the judges' narration, straight to the key point of the literary award, let us see another scenery and world of literature.
"Different from the selection of the Mao Dun Literature Award, there are many categories of Lu Xun Literature Awards, many award-winning writers, and many controversial voices - various factors may make anyone involved in it attract criticism." But none of this shook my resolve. At the same time as I started to write "Deep Dialogue Mao Award Writer", I decided to write the next "Dialogue Lu Award". These two national literary awards include many outstanding writers, and they are the leaders of China's literary world in various genres. Many of these writers have more than 30 years of creative experience. Shu Jinyu believes that combing through their creative veins should be meaningful for the creation and study of contemporary literature. She hopes that through equal dialogue, she can see through the Chinese writers' group and literary circles from the perspective of creation and awards, present the spiritual map of contemporary literature, and then let more readers understand the true, rich and three-dimensional image of writers.
Critic Pan Kaixiong believes that Shu Jinyu, as a senior journalist, is well versed in the way of asking questions. She is not only very familiar with the writer's award-winning works, but also has a good understanding of the basic conditions of the writer and other masterpieces. Her questions touched on the interviewees' many important works, as well as the lives of writers. "This multi-angle, three-dimensional problem setting reflects the pursuit of 'depth'." In the eyes of writer Liu Qingbang, Shu Jinyu is "the confidant of the writer". He said: "Most writers do not like to talk much, it is not that they have nothing to say, on the contrary, every writer who is diligent and thoughtful has a stomach and two ribs to say." The meal is given to the hungry, the words are given to the knowers, they are waiting, they are choosing, waiting for those who can listen to them, choosing those who can communicate with them in both directions. Shu Jinyu has won the writer's favor and trust with sincerity, respect, humility and learning attitude. "This work is the result of the author's communication with the writer. (Zhang Pengyu)
Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition