We know that Mo Yan is China's first Nobel Prize winner in literature, praised by the Nobel Prize judges, not only the best writer in China, but also the best writer in the world.
Mo Yan at the Nobel Prize in Literature scene
But if you really read Mo Yan, you will find that he is actually quite funny to an old man! As the only writer in China to win the Nobel Prize in Literature so far, Mo Yan's style of writing does have a unique difference from other writers, that is, he can always use "humor and jokes to dissolve the pain of reality."
Today I recommend Mo Yan's "Life and Death Fatigue". This book is far-reaching and thoroughly written about the diversity of all living beings in modern China. Mo Yan said that this is a stunning book that he spent 43 years conceiving and writing in 43 days, Mo Yan called this book his "work with the least regrets", and frankly said that the judges only awarded him the Nobel Prize after watching "Life and Death Fatigue".
People who have read "Life and Death Fatigue" have this to say:
"I always thought that the big works that won the award should be serious and serious, but I didn't expect that the language was also very relaxed, and even sometimes I would be silent."
"The language feels very rushed, the text density is very large, there is oral pleasure, and this work is very magically attractive."
"All of the unorthodox and jarring styles of language I have developed seem to have come from his works of magical reality."
Mo Yan's good friend, the famous writer Yu Hua, also commented on him:
"He hates to say plain things in a profound way, and then to say something profound."
This simplicity and humor make the language flow, pouring out like a waterfall, and the vocabulary and thoughts are full of the grand ability to reproduce like a tropical rainforest, ostensibly just looking with your eyes, but in fact, all your senses have been mobilized by Mo Yan.
So, what does this story that Mo Yan conceived for 43 years and spent 43 days in one go tell?
In 1950, Ximen Hao went through six reincarnations with his memory, and he became a donkey, cow, pig, dog, monkey, and finally a baby in the "blue-faced" family who worked for him. The whole story is also Simon's narration of what he has seen, heard, and felt in each of his lives. This is a truly innovative and bold book.
The title of "Fatigue of Life and Death" comes from a sentence in the Buddhist scriptures: "Fatigue of life and death, starting from greed, less desire and inaction, body and mind are at ease." Buddhism believes that the reason why people are tired in life and tired in death is because of greed. Therefore, Mo Yan first believed that only by letting go of hatred and greed could we easily live and find the pleasure of being a "human".
Secondly, in "Life and Death Fatigue", Mo Yan's unquenchable enthusiasm and hope are even more painful to read! Through his imagination of the sixth reincarnation, he crossed life and death, and told us that in the fickle fate of the long river of history, those people have a strong vitality that has been endless for generations and become valuable people in that land of deep suffering. They love to the end, hate to the end, and do what they want to do to the end. These passions and hopes for life, imagination for the future, even if life is hard, even if the days are difficult, they also have the initial perseverance and never give in. Reading it makes people feel a kind of strength in their hearts, no matter what kind of hardships and hardships they face, they must grit their teeth and survive. To be alive is always to have hope.
Mo Yan said: "The best life is to face it with a smile when you are in pain. "When life makes you feel tired, you may wish to check out this book of "Life and Death Fatigue".
Source: Corps Network
Editor: Zhang Yixin
Editor-in-charge: Chen Lan, Li Yuanyuan