When the two founders of the Annales School were busy publishing their first issue of the magazine, "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" quietly became popular in France.???
There is no need to do much publicity, because Hachette has a monopoly on station bookstores across France.
Passengers usually buy a book to kill time before boarding the train. As long as they walk into the bookstore, they can see "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer", and the words "Magic Works from the Far Eastern World" on the cover are enough to attract these readers. people buy.
However, Zhou Hexuan's academic monographs are not placed in the station bookstore. The reason is very simple. Of course, you should read recreational readings when taking the train. Who buys historical academic works?
André Malraux was at the station at this time, looking at the French versions of "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" with surprise, and said to himself: "These two great Chinese novels have finally been published in France. It's really amazing. Feeling inspired.”
Yes, this future famous French writer had already read the original version by Zhou Hexuan.
Five years ago, Andre Malraux traveled to Asia with his wife, visiting Vietnam, China and the Soviet Union, and settled in China for several years. Until the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party failed, and Chang Kaishen raised his butcher knife against the Red Party, Andre Malraux Liecai left China disappointed.
He is an avid Oriental fan and started studying it when he was a teenager.
Last year Andre's "The Victor" won the United Literature Prize, which made him famous among European writers. The content of this award-winning work was actually a description of China's 1925 provincial and port strikes.
What really made Andre famous was his "The Destiny of Man" a few years later, for which he won the Prix Goncourt for Literature and was included in the "Classic Books of the 20th Century". The opening chapter of this book is very exciting, and the story The film is also set in China and describes the conflict between Chang Kaishen and the Red Party. The Red Party did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives and fought against Chang Kaishen one after another.
I have to say that the French Goncourt Literary Prize at this time is very clean. As long as your work can impress the judges, you will definitely win the award, and there will be no disgusting mess.
Take Goncourt's award-winning work "Batuala" eight years ago, for example. It was a book written by a black writer about the colonists' plunder of Africa and a call to action against black slave traders.
You know, this was the 1920s, and black people had no political status.
It is simply unbelievable that a work written by a black writer that exposed the slave trade could win the highest award in France.
Even the French authorities could not tolerate it. After the book "Batuala" won the award, it was immediately banned by the French colonial authorities, and the author was also severely punished.
As an avid Oriental fan and a die-hard fan of Zhou Hexuan, Andre bought the French versions of "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" for his collection. He boarded the train with the book and found that the passengers next to him were also reading. "The Goddess", and I have read dozens of pages.
He was a young man in his 20s. When he saw Andre holding "The Goddess" in his hand, he said with a familiar smile: "This is an incredibly good book, worth reading."
"Of course I know," Andre said proudly, "I have read the original work."
"Really?" The young man was extremely surprised. "Then you are so powerful. It's like a magic spell. I can't understand a word of it."
Andre smiled and said: "I have lived in China for another four years."
"I am very interested in your experience," the young man said, extending his hand. "By the way, my name is Jean Faial."
Andre said: "My name is Andre Malraux."
Faial was surprised: "That's Mr. Malraux, who wrote The Temptation of the West and The Victor?"
"Have you read my book?" Andre asked.
Faial said with some embarrassment: "In fact, I am also a writer, but I am not very famous. I have written "Oxford and Margaret" and "Three Quarters of the World"."
Seeing his colleague, Andre said happily: "It's an honor to meet you."
The two chatted about their experiences in the East. Faial suddenly asked: "Mr. Malraux, you have lived in China for several years. You should have met Mr. Zhou Hexuan, the author of "The Goddess", right?"
Andre shook his head and said: "It's a pity that I have lived in Guangzhou and Hong Kong for a long time, and Mr. Zhou lives in Tianjin, which is very far away. China is a big country, and even taking a train takes a long time."
"Is Chinese society really as dark as "The Goddess"?" Faial asked curiously.
Andre took the initiative to speak for the Chinese people: ""The Goddess" mainly describes China ten years ago. The Chinese people at that time were indeed relatively ignorant. If you see the second half of "The Goddess", you will be like this now.
In the dark country of mankind, there are also some lights. Those are the pioneers of China. They broke the shackles of ideas and shed their blood for revolutionary ideals. China is a country of heroes, and there has never been a shortage of great thinkers and revolutionaries.
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This guy is not only a Chinese fan, but also a fanatical leftist.
After becoming a great writer in France, Andre actually abandoned his pen and went to Spain to join the International Brigade, and also served as the commander-in-chief of the foreign air force. During World War II, he led several guerrillas in France and helped liberate Alsace.
In the Battle of Sri Lanka, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Alsace-Lorraine column.
"Are you... a revolutionary?" Faryal asked curiously.
"If necessary, I will become the staunchest revolutionary, but I am a patriot first," Andre said with a smile, "Let's not talk about revolution, let's talk about literature."
Faial stroked "The Goddess" in his hand and sighed: "This is so great. I have never seen it written in this way. It makes me indulge in the mysterious and wonderful oriental world. To be honest, my writing style
I tend to be humorous and playful, and I don't like such heavy works, but this "Goddess" is an exception."
Andre said: ""The Goddess" also has a lot of humor, and the humor contains cold irony."
"I am contributing to "Avangard Literature"," Faial said, "I decided to recommend this good book to more literature lovers."
Andre smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou's works are not only "The Goddess", "The Dog Officer" is also very interesting, with the mysterious Eastern Buddhist thought of reincarnation. Do you know Buddhism?"
"I know a little bit, it seems to have originated in India." Faryal said.
Andre said proudly: "Haha, the year before last, my friends and I launched an attack on the French colonies in North Africa, and the colonists snatched the Buddha's head from the Pamirs and took it away."
"..." Faryal was speechless for a moment.
Damn it, are you a writer or a terrorist?
Andre made a bet: "Believe it or not, "The Goddess" will definitely win the Prix Goncourt this year. I will bet the Buddha head."
Fayal wiped his sweat and said: "I'm not interested in Buddha, but I believe he can win the prize."
While the two were chatting, "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" were already sold out in bookstores at many train stations in France. 8
