Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 127 "Parental Love"

Lin Chaoyang thought for a moment and replied, "The story is still a bit heartwarming, but the style is a little different, more like stream-of-consciousness literature."

Li Tuo immediately perked up after hearing that. "Stream of consciousness? I haven't seen many domestic writers write stream of consciousness novels, and even fewer who write well."

Although stream-of-consciousness literature was introduced to China very early, it has not developed much at all because the domestic literary world has been advocating classicism, revolutionary romanticism and realism for so many years.

In recent years, the literary atmosphere has gradually opened up, people's minds have begun to be liberated, and many people in the literary world have become interested in stream of consciousness, but no influential representative works have emerged.

Even for the vast majority of people in the literary world, stream-of-consciousness literature is still a very new and fashionable term.

"I remember a paper published by Yuan Kejia in the Journal of Literary Studies in 1964. It seemed to be called "A Review of American and British Stream of Consciousness Novels". He said that modern stream of consciousness novels are works that express various decadent ideas after the beginning of the decline of the bourgeoisie. They are too reactionary and decadent, anti-social, anti-rational, and anti-realistic."

Li Tuo mentioned a paper from more than ten years ago. Zhu Wei and Tao Yucheng had never heard of it, but Lin Chaoyang took over the topic.

"I have read his article, and many parts of it are very well written. His analysis of Joyce's Ulysses, Woolf's To the Lighthouse, Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury... these stream-of-consciousness works are very specific and in-depth.

But in some places it is too deliberate, imposing ideology on literary creation. But it is rare, and it is probably the only article in China in all these years that seriously reviews stream-of-consciousness literature. "

Seeing that Lin Chaoyang was familiar with the content of the paper, Li Tuo couldn't help but give him a higher score.

When most people in the literary world had not yet paid attention to stream-of-consciousness literature, Lin Chaoyang not only carefully studied the books and papers on the subject, but also personally created such a novel. He admired such pioneering and enterprising spirit.

As Zhu Wei listened to the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

He had never even heard of some of the things that Li Tuo and Lin Chaoyang discussed, let alone read them.

The only thing he knew was Faulkner, thanks to Foreign Literature and Art.

"Chaoyang, several short stories by Faulkner were published in Foreign Literature and Art last month," said Zhu Wei.

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Yes, I noticed that too."

"Foreign Literature and Art" is a bimonthly magazine published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House. It mainly translates contemporary foreign literary and artistic works and theories, introduces representative schools, reflects new foreign literary trends and dynamics, and also introduces some literary works that have won major international awards. It is one of the few channels in China in this era that allows literature lovers to get in touch with contemporary foreign literature.

In the sixth issue in December 79, Foreign Literature and Art began to systematically introduce the concept of stream-of-consciousness literature, and published several short stories by Faulkner, a representative writer of stream-of-consciousness literature. It seems that the works of other stream-of-consciousness writers will be introduced in the future.

"I see that by next year, the term 'stream of consciousness literature' will no longer be a new thing," Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Li Tuo said humorously: "When everyone writes stream of consciousness, you might even be able to become a 'leader'."

Lin Chaoyang said casually: "I don't want to be the 'leader' anymore, just don't criticize me as an NGSS."

What he called "criticism" was not "PD" but "PP".

At present, the revolutionary romanticism has been suppressed in the domestic literary world, but the mainstream trend is still realism, and the style of stream-of-consciousness literature is still incompatible with the mainstream.

"Are you planning to delve deeper into the field of stream-of-consciousness literature?" Zhu Wei asked Lin Chaoyang.

He shook his head. "No, that's not the case. This time it's purely because I set the season in the novel in summer. I wanted that psychedelic feeling, just like when you look up at the sun in the summer, you'll have that momentary feeling of dizziness."

As soon as Lin Chaoyang said this, Li Tuo and Zhu Wei immediately understood the atmosphere and feeling he wanted to express.

Lin Chaoyang can explain what he wants to show readers so clearly, accurately and to the point. His control over the content and emotions of the novel must be extremely precise.

The two of them couldn't help but have strong expectations for Lin Chaoyang's work.

After a long chat, at eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yucheng left Li Tuo's house.

On the way home, Tao Yucheng suddenly felt a little emotional.

My brother-in-law usually doesn't show off his talents, but when he occasionally shows off his talents, it always makes people amazed.

Tao Yucheng is a literary youth after all, but he only has a superficial understanding of many of the topics that Lin Chaoyang and Li Tuo talked about today. He doesn't know where to start if he wants to participate.

Lin Chaoyang, however, was able to talk freely and have a lively conversation with Li Tuo, which even made Li Tuo admire him. This forced Tao Yucheng to once again refresh his perception of his brother-in-law.

It seems that it is no accident that Chaoyang writes such good novels, but it is the result of real learning and accumulation that has given him such insights.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang found his colleague Du Rong watching "Harvest" at work.

The January issue of "Harvest" has just been released. As one of the most influential publications in the domestic literary world, "Harvest" has always been a must-read for many literature lovers.

"Chaoyang, have you read this issue of "Harvest"? " Du Rong asked Lin Chaoyang after lunch.

"No, what's wrong?"

Du Rong said, "Nothing. I just saw a novel that is very similar in style to your "The Shepherd" and "The Little Shoes."

Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised. He didn't expect Du Rong to be so sensitive.

Without waiting for Lin Chaoyang to speak, Du Rong turned the magazine over to him and said, "Look, this is the one, Parents' Love."

"Parents' Love" is the novel that Lin Chaoyang had sent to Li Xiaolin before. This novel was based on the TV series of the same name in later generations.

In fact, the TV series itself is also adapted from a novel, but it is not adapted from a complete novel, but a collection of short and medium-length stories written by military writer Liu Jing.

The plot of the TV series is actually a mixture and integration of seven stories in the novel collection, and Lin Chaoyang refined these stories into a novella of 120,000 words.

The TV series "Parents' Love" won many honors including the Magnolia Award, the Feitian Award and the National Excellent TV Series Award for the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China in the year it was broadcast, and its Douban score was as high as 9.4 points.

As we all know, Douban has always been very demanding on domestic literature and film and television works. The high score of 38 given by over 9.4 people is enough to show the excellence of this story.

Lin Chaoyang's version of "Parents' Love" is still based on the fifty-year relationship between naval officer Jiang Defu and rich lady An Jie. It tells the story of how the two overcame differences in background, cultural disparity, harsh living environment and survival difficulties in a special period, and raised five children together through ups and downs.

However, the novel has been adjusted in terms of time span. The timeline of "Parents' Love" has been changed to start from the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and finally stopped at the time point when the old man announced the reform and opening up in 1978.

"What do you think of this novel?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Du Rong hesitated for a moment, "I told you not to be angry."

"Why should I be angry?" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

"I think this novel is better than your "The Horse Herder" and "The Little Shoes."

After saying this, Du Rong looked at Lin Chaoyang somewhat embarrassedly.

He jokingly said, "You've already said it, are you still afraid of offending people?" "I'm not afraid of offending people, I'm just considering your feelings."

"Then you shouldn't have said it."

Seeing that he looked relaxed, Du Rong didn't take it to heart and said with a smile, "I knew you wouldn't be angry."

"Then tell me, how is this novel better than mine?"

Du Rong thought about it seriously, and after a long while she said, "Let me first talk about the similarities between your works. The similarities are that the stories are all plain, simple and warm. As for the advantages of "Parents' Love", I don't know if what I think is right, you listen to it."

“I think the first thing is the storyline. Due to the length of the story, the time span of Parents’ Love is as long as 30 years.

The story not only shows the decades of marriage and mutual support between Jiang Defu and An Jie, but also closely interweaves individual destiny with social changes, showing the historical features from the 1940s to the 1970s.

In terms of the depth and breadth of the story, it is more worth watching than "The Horse Herdsman" and "The Little Shoes".

Another is the design of conflicts in the story. Compared with the peaceful and slow rhythm of "The Shepherd" and "Little Shoes", the conflicts in "Parents' Love" are more intense.

Because it involves not only individuals and families, but also society.

Differences in background, conflicts in concepts, family trivialities, intergenerational communication...each of these issues can be used to write a big story.

But this author has integrated so many issues into one novella, which is really a luxury.

But the advantage of doing so is also obvious, that is, the conflicts and contradictions in the novel are full of tension and fascinating.

The last point I think is that the good thing about "Parents' Love" is its structure. Because it is a narrative method with a large time span, you can clearly see that the storylines of each stage in the novel are independent chapters.

But this structure also ensures the coherence of the main plot, a clear plot line, progressive emotions, and a powerful ending.”

After saying so much in one breath, Du Rong touched her hair a little unconfidently and said, "I don't know if what I said is right or not, but these are my feelings anyway."

Lin Chaoyang nodded and said, "Well said, every word is on point. I think it's enough for you to write a review."

Hearing his affirmation, Du Rong showed some confidence on her face, "Don't bluff me."

"I'm telling you the truth. Not only do you observe carefully, but you also summarize it very well."

Du Rong couldn't help but grin, her smile was brilliant.

"Parental Love" had only been published for a few days, and Du Rong was considered one of the earliest readers of the novel. After hearing her evaluation of the novel, Lin Chaoyang felt much more at ease.

Du Rong is a college student and works in a library. She reads far more than ordinary readers. The fact that she gave such a high evaluation of "Parents' Love" proves the quality of this novel.

Two days later, the New Year's Eve was approaching, and Tao Yushu had already prepared all the New Year's goods to take back to the Northeast.

The decision to return to Northeast China was made last year. Considering that Lin Chaoyang had not been back to his hometown for more than a year, Tao Yushuo discussed with his father about spending the New Year in Northeast China.

Tao's father and mother and Lin Chaoyang and his wife went to the Northeast, while Tao Yucheng's family and Tao Yumo stayed in Yanjing.

Tao Yumo had never been to Northeast China since he was a child. He had been clamoring to go, but was unfortunately rejected by Tao Yushu.

If there is one more person, the train ticket will cost fifty yuan more.

This year's New Year's Eve is on February 2th. Yan University starts school at the end of February, so after discussion, we decided to set off on the 15th of the twelfth lunar month and come out on the third day of the first lunar month.

The round trip takes a total of nine days, minus the nearly four days spent on the road, which is just enough time to spend the New Year in Northeast China.

Nowadays, train tickets can only be purchased three days in advance, and that’s only at the pre-sale point. If you go directly to the train station to buy tickets, you can only buy tickets for the same day or the next day.

Counting the days, Lin Chaoyang was planning to go to the pre-sale point in Xizhimen to buy tickets this morning, but he ran into Du Feng when he went out.

"Why did you come here in such a cold weather?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"It's still about the house."

"what's the situation?"

"I think Lin Fugui is a little anxious. He came to play with me that day with Jianjuner and mentioned that someone wanted to buy his house."

Jianjun is a mutual friend of Du Feng and Lin Fugui. It was because of him that Du Feng knew that Lin Fugui wanted to sell the house.

After hearing what Du Feng said, Lin Chaoyang immediately understood what he meant. If someone really wanted to buy Lin Fugui's house, he would not go to Du Feng specifically to mention it.

"Then ask him out to meet and talk."

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

After making an appointment to talk to Lin Fugui about the house, Du Feng saw Lin Chaoyang was about to go out and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Buy a train ticket and go back to Northeast China in two days."

"Are you going back with my two sisters?"

"And your aunt and uncle."

"It's hard to buy a ticket if you go there now. You definitely won't be able to buy a sleeper ticket."

"I'll go take a look first, and then think of a solution if it doesn't work." Lin Chaoyang said.

Du Feng stopped him and said, "Come on, leave it to me."

The next day, Du Feng showed up at Langrun Lake Apartment with red ears. He not only bought sleeper tickets for Lin Chaoyang and his friends, but also arranged their transfers.

Nephew Du Feng helped to arrange a train ticket back to Northeast China, which made Tao's mother feel proud.

"Brother-in-law, I see you are leaving the day after tomorrow. If the house issue doesn't work out, let's move it to after the New Year." Du Feng suggested.

"Row."

It’s the Chinese New Year and no one can sell their house at this time.

Everything was ready. On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Chaoyang, Tao Yushu and his wife, as well as Tao's father and mother, carried large and small bags to the train station.

(End of this chapter)