When it comes to modern writers, I believe that many people will think of the ranking of "Lu Guo Maoba Lao Cao" for the first time, but "there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people", and the ranking of this thing is also different from person to person, and the positioning and views of writers in different people's hearts are different.
Not to mention that since ancient times, there has been a saying that "literature is not the first, martial arts are second", it is difficult for literary works and writers to have an accurate ranking, no matter which statement, it is bound to eventually cause controversy. However, in 2005, Yanshan Publishing House published a ranking of "Writers of the Century", taking stock of the major famous writers in China in the past hundred years, and ranking them from the two aspects of "expert scoring" and "reader scoring".
The first in line is undoubtedly Mr. Lu Xun, a famous literary hero in China. Mr. Lu Xun, whether literary works or influence, is unparalleled among modern writers, and for Mr. Lu Xun, experts and readers have given a 100-point evaluation. Therefore, Mr. Lu Xun occupies the top of the list, which is expected by everyone and is beyond reproach.
But there was a lot of controversy in the second place, and in second place was a female writer, Zhang Ailing. Zhang Ailing is a famous talented woman in modern China, because of her own encounters, her works have a strong personal color, like Zhang Ailing's praise for her, do not like her response is flat. Although the expert gave her 100 points, but the reader only gave 97 points, in the author's opinion, Zhao Ailing is rare, but it is a bit too much to say that she ranks second in modern writers.
The third place is the Hunan writer Shen Congwen, Shen Congwen's "Border City" is definitely a novel worth reading, and he is also the most written among modern writers. Although Shen Congwen only has a primary school education, he has received an education from Peking University, and he has studied literary history, and experts have given him a full score, while readers have given him 96 points.
The fourth place is Lao She, whose representative works are "Camel Xiangzi" and "Tea House", he is not only a novelist, writer, but also the first writer in New China to win the title of "People's Artist". His works, with a strong irony, expose the backward and decadent feudal society, and have an objective description of those middle- and lower-class citizens. For Lao She, the ratings of experts and readers are 94 points, which shows that everyone is very recognized by Lao She.
Tied with Lao She for fourth is Mao Dun, many people's understanding of Mao Dun is limited to "Poplar Praise" and Mao Dun Literature Award, in fact, Mao Dun is definitely one of the most important writers in modern China, he not only reformed China's literary and artistic path, but also the pioneer of new culture, the founder of China's revolutionary literature and art. Experts gave him 100 points, but readers only gave him 88 points, so he was tied for fourth with Lao She.
The sixth place is Jia Pingwo, as the most famous contemporary writer, Jia Pingwo was able to suppress Ba Jin, Cao Yu and Qian Zhongshu to become the sixth place, which is indeed what the author did not expect. As a representative of Shaanxi literature, Jia Pingwa's works also have a strong regional color, he pays more attention to traditional ideas and land plots, and the scores given to him by experts and readers are not much different, 94 points and 92 points, respectively.
Ba Jin and Cao Yu are tied for seventh, and the reason why they rank below Jia Ping's wo is actually because of the low reader score. Experts gave Ba Jin and Cao Yu high scores of 94 and 100 respectively, but readers only gave 90 and 84 ratings. It can be seen that the works of Ba Jin and Cao Yu may not have a high status in the hearts of readers compared to Jia Pingwa.
The ninth is Qian Zhongshu, a very famous writer, but there are two extremes in the evaluation of Qian Zhongshu by literary scholars. Some people think that his "Siege" is well written, and others think that "The Siege" is too boring, and the whole article is just the delusion of Qian Zhongshu. But in any case, "Siege" does have linguistic characteristics and is a work that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Interestingly, experts gave Qian Zhongshu a rating of only 80, while readers gave it a high score of 99.
The tenth is Yu Hua, a contemporary writer and one of the closest to life, whose "Alive" has been praised by many as a "divine book". Experts gave him an evaluation of 85 points, while readers gave 92 points, which shows that in the hearts of readers, Yu Hua's status is indeed relatively high.
The above is the top ten "Writers of the Century" arranged by Yanshan Publishing House, which includes a total of 60 writers, in addition to the above ten, there are many well-known writers. There are also cases where there are large discrepancies between expert ratings and reader ratings.
For example, mr. Jin Yong, a famous novelist, the reader gave a high score of 98 points, while the expert only gave 70 points, and the gap between the two sides was quite large. In fact, this is also because although Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novels are classic, the literary level is not high, and the interest is obviously higher than that of literature, so the expert score is not high.
In addition to Jin Yong, Sanmao is also a controversial writer, readers give Sanmao a rating of 85 points, while experts only give 22 points, a difference of 63 points. It can be seen that in the eyes of experts, Sanmao's works may not have high reading value, but readers like it very much. Of course, this does not exclude that Sanmao is affected by fame, so it has a special status in the hearts of readers.
Finally, it is emphasized that this list comes from 2005, 16 years ago, so it is only for reference. If you rearrange a list of writers now, maybe the results will change dramatically, but I don't know in your mind, which writers can be in the top ten?