In Shanghai, the debate between Hu Shi and Chen Dezheng has been going on for more than half a year. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now no newspaper or magazine dares to publish Hu Shih's article, and this gentleman has been surrounded and suppressed by the entire royal literati group of the Kuomintang, and has almost become a water dog that everyone shouts and beats.

Don't look at Hu Shi's usual politeness, gentle and polite to everyone, and a humble gentleman. But he is really a violent temper when he starts a fire, and the more fiercely the Kuomintang royal literati scold, the more he resists.

In just half a year, Hu Shi successively published several articles, such as "Human Rights and the Law", "When Will We Have the Constitution -- Questions about the Outline of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", "Knowing the Difficulty, Doing It Is Not Easy -- Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Commentary on 'What Is Easy to Do and Difficult to Say'", and "The New Culture Movement and the Kuomintang Party", setting off a thunderous and small thunder and rain on the human rights movement of the Republic of China.

Hu Shih's article directly pointed to the Nanjing government and the Kuomintang, and strongly opposed the Kuomintang's overriding of party power over human rights and legal power. In particular, the latter two articles became more and more intense, one openly questioning Sun Yat-sen, and the other even appeared with the following content: "We cannot but say that the Kuomintang represented by the Nationalist Government today is reactionary. ”

We cannot but say that the Kuomintang represented by the Nationalist Government today is reactionary.

The above sentence appears repeatedly in "The New Culture Movement and the Kuomintang". Hu Shih gave examples to analyze and point out the reactionary nature of the Kuomintang from various aspects such as freedom of thought and attitude toward culture.

Mr. Hu's guts are too fat.

Fortunately, Hu Shi has a good relationship with Miss Song San, and his fame is big enough, otherwise he would probably have been arrested.

Shanghai, French Concession.

Crescent Bookstore (publishing house).

Hu Shi, Liang Shiqiu, and Luo Longji, with the collection of articles they sorted out, found Pan Mengqiao, the manager of Crescent Moon Bookstore, and said, "Brother Pan, haven't you been worried about publishing no books? I'm going to send you a manuscript now. ”

Pan Mengqiao, the elder brother of the famous sociologist Pan Guangdan, only looked at the titles of a few articles, and then complained: "It's not enough that you have harmed the poetry magazine "New Moon", and you want to harm the New Moon Bookstore? ”

"What is a scourge? This is a righteous statement, asking for the people's life! Liang Shiqiu said righteously.

Hu Shi smiled gently: "Only the Crescent Bookstore can publish books, so I can publish it reluctantly." ”

Pan Mengqiao shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Alas, publish it, publish it, anyway, you are the boss, and I will work as an errand worker." ”

Why is Pan Mengqiao so embarrassed?

Because the articles brought by Hu Shi and the others were all contrary to the Nanjing government, including those that had already been published and those that could not be published, they are now preparing to assemble and publish a book called "Collected Essays on Human Rights."

The "New Moon" poetry magazine has been seized by the Kuomintang some time ago due to "violations" in publishing Hu Shi's articles. Hu Shi also had no choice but to publish the book directly, because no newspapers and magazines dared to publish his articles.

It is conceivable that the Crescent Moon Bookstore is not far from being seized, and it will not be able to resume business until Hu Shi avoids overseas, and the same is true of the "Crescent Moon" poetry magazine.

Just when Hu Shi and the others were discussing the issue of publishing and editing, Xu Zhimo and Zhang Jiazhu suddenly rushed in: "Happy event, happy event, big happy event!" ”

"What's the happy event?" Liang Shiqiu said curiously.

Xu Zhimo held up a transoceanic telegram and said: "Brother Zhongshu (Zhang Pengchun) sent news from the United States that Brother Mingcheng has been shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Prix Goncourt in Literature!" ”

"Really?" Hu Shi was extremely surprised.

Luo Longji asked: "It's mid-November, why haven't I seen relevant news in China?" ”

Zhang Jiazhu wondered: "I don't know very well, the final list of the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced as early as October, and the Nanjing government should have received the news." ”

Hu Shi quickly figured out the reason, and sighed: "I'm afraid that the Nanjing government has known for a long time, and the Chinese minister in Sweden will definitely notify the country of this kind of big news." But think about what Mingcheng's novels are about? Whether it is "The Goddess" or "The Dog Official", they are exposing the dark side of Chinese society, and if this kind of work really wins awards abroad, I am afraid that the government will feel shameless. ”

"That's true." Liang Shiqiu nodded in agreement.

If it had been last year, perhaps the Nanjing government would not have reacted in this way. But this year is different, the Kuomintang is cracking down on the cultural community, and problematic novels that used to be published casually are now facing all kinds of censorship.

The final victory of the Northern Expedition meant the end of the New Culture Movement, and many things could not be written, and even if they were written, they could not be published.

Thinking of this, everyone fell silent.

Everyone is a cultural person, and they have a first-hand experience of this, which is a great sadness for them.

Xu Zhimo said: "No matter what, we must inform the public of this news." The nomination of Chinese writers for the Nobel and Goncourt Prizes for Literature is something worth celebrating! ”

Zhang Jiazhu said with a smile: "If other newspapers don't say it, Ta Kung Pao will definitely report it." ”

The next day, major newspapers, including Ta Kung Pao, Bao Bao, and Shi Bao, carried the news on their front pages -- Mr. Zhou Hexuan, a Chinese writer, was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

According to the exact information sent back from Europe, Mr. Zhou Hexuan, a great writer in China, has been successfully shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The shortlist includes 27 authors from 25 countries around the world, with German novelist Thomas Mann and German poet Stefan George being Mr. Zhou's biggest competitors...... At the same time, Mr. Zhou was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt. The Prix Goncourt is France's highest award for fiction, and to date, no Asian writer has been shortlisted, and Mr. Zhou's nomination represents an honor for the whole of Asia......"

As soon as this news came out, it immediately sparked heated discussions across the country.

Especially in the Chinese literary circle, countless authors rejoiced, and students regarded Zhou Hexuan as a "great man".

Yes, great men!

The Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore was also a great man in the hearts of the Chinese at this time, because he was the only scholar in Asia to win the Nobel Prize.

The praise was overwhelming, and newspapers across the country reported everywhere that the Nanjing government could not suppress it, and this news was too exciting for the Chinese people.

Some people even say that Zhou Hexuan's nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature is a harbinger of China's rise and evidence that the West has begun to attach importance to China.

Zhang Taiyan even wrote a poem for this, sent a newspaper to exchange for a meal of wine money, and got drunk.

Lin Yutang wrote: "Zhou's nomination for the Nobel and Goncourt Prizes for Literature is surprising at first glance, but it is normal to think about it. "The Goddess" has magnificent imagery, exquisite conception and bizarre structure, and it is also a rare masterpiece in the world literary circle, and it is indeed a great work. Facts have proved that the Chinese are not weaker than the white Westerners in writing articles, and Mr. Zhou is worthy of being a giant of Chinese literature. ”

Xu Zhimo wrote an article and touted: "When I first read Brother Ming Cheng's works, I can feel an inexplicable shock, and there is a surprise of reading world masterpieces. He is the darling of the god of literature and the embodiment of the literary elf, and I want to sing a heartfelt hymn to him. ”

Lu Yin wrote an article in the supplement of the Morning Post: "The greatness of 'The Divine Woman' lies in the fact that it observes the distortions of Chinese society from the perspective of a weak woman, and then explores the dark side of the human heart. It belongs not only to China, but also to the whole world. ”

Ding Ling wrote in the literary criticism column of "News": "The Divine Woman and The Dog Official's revelations of real problems are the most powerful and profound. In terms of influence and literary quality, the first Chinese literary works since the May Fourth Movement are "Diary of a Madman", the second is "The Goddess", and the third is "Dog Official". ”

Mao Dun said in a review article in the "Novel Monthly": "The greatness of literature lies in its profound thinking, the white style of "Dog Official" is equivalent to picking the skin of Chinese society, and the fantasy description of "Divine Daughter" tortures the soul of Chinese. ”

In the midst of the praise, there are also many people who contradict it, some are bitter and mean, and some are more inclined to be rational and calm.

Lu Xun and Chen Xiying, two writers, once wrote articles and scolded each other, and they were old enemies who had fought a pen war for many years.

But for Zhou Hexuan to be shortlisted for the Western Award, the attitude of the two is surprisingly consistent.

Chen Xiying called on everyone to be rational, Zhou Hexuan was only shortlisted this time, and he may not be able to win the award. Even if it is an award, it does not mean that Chinese literature has reached the peak of the world, and there is no need to tout it to death.

Lu Xun also called on the people to be sober and not think that China is really strong and awakened just because Chinese have won world awards. Don't be arrogant because Zhou Hexuan was shortlisted or won, China still has a lot of shortcomings, don't be blinded by this kind of award.

As for the Kuomintang, the attitude seems to be very subtle.

The Kuomintang party's royal literati and newspapers did not mention the content of Zhou Hexuan's works, and at the same time began to praise Zhou Hexuan personally. Even, they regarded Zhou Hexuan's shortlisting for the World Award as the credit of the Kuomintang and the national progress under the leadership of the Kuomintang.

At the same time, Nanjing's "Central Daily" also published an editorial: "Under the leadership of the great leader Mr. Chang Kaishen, the Republic of China has become strong step by step and has been recognized by the world powers. Zhou's nomination for the Nobel Prize is only a good start, and as long as the party-state adheres to Mr. Zhongshan's discipline and political program, it will eventually achieve achievements that will attract the attention of the world. ”

Anyway, Zhou Hexuan is really in the limelight this time.

What is the Goncourt Prize?

Many Chinese people don't know at all, but the Nobel Prize in Literature is an existence that can only be looked up to. Even if it is only shortlisted, it is worthy of endless praise, and Zhou Hexuan has almost become the first person in the Chinese literary world. even replaced Lu Xun as the leader of the Chinese literary world.

Not only did the sales of "The Goddess", "Dog Official" and "The Biography of Dog Official" increase significantly, but even several of Zhou Hexuan's academic works and martial arts novels were sold out, and the publishing house could not print them at all.

The Central Party Department of the Kuomintang is embarrassed, they tend to ban works such as "Dog Official". Now I can't seal it if I want to, if the Nobel Prize in Literature shortlisted works are blocked, how can I calm the monstrous public opinion?