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104-year-old Ma Zhitu, 88-year-old Li Zhi, 94-year-old Wang Huo, 95-year-old Ma's younger brother Ma Zichao, four old people who add up to nearly 400 years old, braved the rain to rush to the Sichuan Provincial Library. When they saw each other, they were extremely cordial, shaking hands and hugging, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious. This is a moving scene that happened on the morning of June 24. At 10 o'clock, accompanied by the exciting music of the classic film "Let the Bullets Fly" (based on Ma Lao's novel), the launch ceremony of the new book "Ma Zhitu Anthology" in 18 volumes of 7.03 million words was held in the Second Academic Lecture Hall of Sichuan Provincial Library. The event was presided over by Zhang Qingning, editor-in-chief of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, and many of Ma Lao's literary friends, people in the domestic publishing industry, and readers jointly tasted this collection of essays. Ma Lao still has a fiery literary heart and strong creative ability at an advanced age, expressing admiration and blessings.
Although he is already 104 years old, although he has published 18 volumes of 7.03 million anthology, Ma Lao's works are still increasing. His two new books, "People Like That In Those Times" and "The Continuation of the Night Tan", have been completed and are being planned for publication. He said he would continue to write some memoirs. When asked what he was writing at the moment, Ma Lao said that he was currently writing the afterword to the "Continuation of the Night Tan", and was also doing some oracle bone research and writing an interpretation of the "Explanation of Words". "In the 1940s, when I was studying at Southwest United University, I learned some relevant knowledge in the classroom with my teachers. I took a lot of notes at the time, and although those notes were no longer there, what the teacher taught me was still in my head. Ma Zhitu said humorously, after many years, now he is interested in studying these again, "I myself am a little inexplicable, huh." ”
Representative of beijing publishing circles FuShi Respects Ma Lao:
Strange people and strange things have strange feelings, and seven million words of blood are condensed
Ma Lao is not only the pride of Sichuan's literary circles, but also attracts much attention in the national literary circles. At the age of 104, he has been working tirelessly and maintaining a strong creative force, which is second to none in the entire Chinese literary world. The first time of the collection, Fan Xi'an, the former general manager of Sanlian Bookstore, also came to the scene to deliver a speech. In his speech entitled "Old Trees With Flowers and Branches", he said, "As a representative of the publishing circles in Beijing and a representative of Ma Lao's friends in Beijing, he participated in the launch ceremony of Mr. Ma Zhitu's masterpiece "Ma Zhitu Anthology". Because when I was the general manager of Sanlian Bookstore in Beijing, I published Mr. Ma Zhitu's "100 Years of Memories"), and I met and intersected with mr. Ma Zhitu, and I became a year-old friend. It is my honor to participate in the launch ceremony of the Ma Lao Anthology, and it is also an excellent learning opportunity. ”
Fan Xi'an also revealed that he recently re-read the first volume of this collection of essays, "Qingjiang Zhuangge", the tenth volume of "Ten Years of Vicissitudes", and the fourteenth volume of "Unrepentant Poetry Copy", "once again appreciating the value and significance of these books." Ma Lao's collection of essays is extremely rich in content, extremely profound in connotation, extremely profound in feelings, extremely vivid in language, coupled with a large time span and diverse themes, so that readers can feel the rendering of literary images, be inspired by ideological theories, see the heaviness of life and the hardships of life, and have a smile and confidence in future life; there are both difficult twists and turns in the pursuit of truth, and happiness and joy in victory. This set of books is a great book that can be passed down to future generations, and can be 'preserved' for society and history."
Fan Xi'an also sighed, "There will be people aged 104 everywhere, and the 104-year-old underground party may have survivors." However, a 104-year-old old underground party, old revolutionary, and old writer is still writing, and at present, only Mr. Ma Zhitu is the only one. How can we not sincerely pay tribute to the elderly! This is the pride of Sichuan people, and it is also the pride of Chinese. We must more fully understand and explore the value of their books. Fan Xi'an also gave a poem to express his respect for Ma Lao, "Strange people and strange things have strange feelings, and seven million words of blood are condensed." Deep underground is hidden to sow beacon fire, and the vicissitudes have been through the construction of dry cities. White eyes are frequently unrepentant, and the day and night rotation pen stops. Majestic just like the water of the Qingjiang River, a hundred years old Juju wrote a magnificent song line. ”
Li Zhi looked forward to Ma Lao marching towards the age of 110
The fact that the elderly still work hard has enlightened writers: don't give up writing easily
The famous writer Li Zhi, the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award and the famous writer Wang Huo, both have a deep friendship with Ma Lao for decades. Ma Lao's anthology was first published, and the two not only came to the scene in person, in fact, in the entire publication process of the "Ma Zhitu Anthology", Li Zhi and Wang Huo were both actively involved in it. Li Zhi was the director of the editorial board of the anthology, and Wang Huo served as an advisor to the anthology. At the launch ceremony, Li Zhi first congratulated the publication of the "Ma Zhitu Anthology" in his speech, "Ma Lao is an old revolutionary and old writer with high moral standing. Ma Lao, who followed Lu Xun and Ba Jin all his life, repeatedly said that he agreed with the statement that "Lu Xun is the backbone of China, and Ba Jin is the conscience of China". Ma Lao once said and made it public: he must insist on telling the truth at any cost. People are willing to listen to the truth, like to read books that tell the truth, let us read the "Ma Zhitu Anthology" with respect and sincere emotion. Li Zhi also mentioned that Ma Lao began to write as a revolutionary writer, has been writing, and is still writing until he is 104 years old, which is rare in our country and even in the world. Ma Lao also brought a revelation to our writers: as long as our bodies allow, we cannot give up writing. Finally, I would like to pay tribute to Ma Lao and look forward to Ma Lao marching towards the age of 110. ”
Wang Huo suggests:
Translated Ma Lao's long pieces into foreign languages and promoted them to the world
Wang Huo's respect for Ma Lao was also full of sincerity: "I am so happy! This time I came to congratulate him. He was very emotional, "Old Man Ma is old, he can completely abandon his pen to recuperate, but Elder Ma is still struggling to write." According to my own review of relevant information, Ma Lao is the most creative writer in the world who can maintain such a strong creative force at the age of 104. I think this is his love for literature and his inability to do anything else; this is a two-shoulder responsibility for the motherland and the people, and he is unwilling to be indifferent. "Wang Huo also proposed on the spot that Ma Lao's long masterpiece "Qingjiang Zhuangge" should be translated into different languages and pushed into the world so that more people can see this excellent work." Ma Zhitu and his works are not only Sichuan, Chinese, but also a valuable asset of the world. If I hadn't been older, I would have done the translation myself. Finally, Wang Huo also fondly recalled his many years of friendship with Ma Lao, "As early as the 1960s, I met Ma Lao when I was working in Beijing. I am ten years younger than Ma Lao, and my friendship with him is as light as water, sometimes I don't see him once in half a year, but when I see him, I talk about the past very closely. I had just been ill for a while, and now my hands were still shaking a little, but I still wrote a couplet for Ma Lao—a bold and loyal old revolutionary, a brilliant and brilliant writer. ”
Ma Lao's younger brother, Ma Zichao, is 95 years old this year. Although the body is thin, the spirit is very good. Attending his brother's new book launch, he also came to the scene early. He said that the fifth brother (Ma Zhitu) published a collection of essays, and his family was happy for him. He also recalled a five-year writing plan that the five brothers had made when they were 100 years old, and would write new books. "I said at the time, you're 100 years old, and you still have a five-year plan?" The fifth brother said that he wanted to complete the five-year plan. ”
Ma Lao repeatedly said "thank you" in his testimonials.
I didn't expect to be able to fight off the cancer demon twice
"Ma Zhitu Anthology" (a total of 18 volumes) is planned and launched by Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, which includes representative works such as "Qingjiang Zhuangge" and "Ten Memories of Night Tan" by centenarian writer Ma Zhitu, and is jointly launched in hardcover and paperback. The anthology is mainly based on novels, but also includes short and medium stories, essays, essays, memoirs, etc. The first volume is the novel "Qingjiang Zhuangge"; the second volume is the novel "Ten Records of Night Tan"; the third volume is the long novel "Bashu Female Jie"; the fourth volume is the long novel "Jinghua Night Tan"; the fifth volume is the novel "Legend of Thor"; the sixth volume is the long story "Battle Front Without Gun Smoke"; the seventh volume is "Short and Medium Stories"; the eighth volume is "Ironical Novels and Others"; the ninth volume is long documentary literature "Wind and Rain Life"; the tenth volume is "Vicissitudes of Ten Years"; the eleventh volume is "Memories of a Hundred Years"; the twelfth volume is "Two Words of Prosperity"; the thirteenth volume is "The Second Speech of the Prosperous World"; and the thirteenth volume is "Wind and Rain Life"; the tenth volume is "Ten Years of Vicissitudes"; the eleventh volume is "Memories of a Hundred Years"; the twelfth volume is "Two Words of Prosperity"; and the thirteenth volume is "The Second Saying of the Prosperous World". The Gossip of the Prosperous World; the fourteenth volume of "Unrepentant Poetry Notes"; the fifteenth volume of "Notes on Historical Materials"; the sixteenth volume of "Literary Discourse"; the seventeenth volume of "Preface to travels"; the eighteenth volume of "Reading and Interpretation of Mao Zedong's Poetry". This collection of essays is the latest and most complete concentrated display created by Ma Lao's life, and is of great value to the historical supplement of modern literary history and the study of writers' works. This launch ceremony is also an important theme project activity for the whole people of Sichuan Province to read - love to read i do weekend reading sharing meeting. The publisher, Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, also presented the "Ma Zhitu Anthology" to the Provincial Library, Chengdu City Library, Sichuan University Library and Sichuan Cultural Industry Vocational College Library for the majority of readers to borrow.
For the publication of this collection of essays, Ma Lao was deeply satisfied. At the launch ceremony, seeing that friends and relatives had sent blessings, Malay also delivered a thank-you speech on the stage. "Today is the premiere ceremony of my anthology publishing in Chengdu, full of high-level friends and guests, and I am overjoyed. I really did not expect that after I could fight off the two invasions of cancer, I would live to be 104 years old, still be able to see the publication of my anthologies, and participate in today's Chengdu launch ceremony, and hear the praise words of leaders and guests that I was ashamed of. In the face of the well-bound eighteen volumes of the Emperor's eighteen volumes of this collection of essays that I have painstakingly condensed over the decades, I am overjoyed, but I am also a little afraid. I hope that it is not a golden jade and a failure outside, so that it will not be put into the pulp mill to replace it after being judged by readers in the cultural market. So I can only thank you very much. I would like to thank the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee for its care for the publication of my anthology, the colleagues of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House for their hard work in the past few years, and the guests and writers for their presence. Allow me to say it again and again, thank you, thank you again. ”
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