When an author is famous enough and has enough readers, his works will definitely face various interpretations.
"The Adventures of Chun Yufen" is definitely a satirical novel, there is no doubt about this, but once readers discover these ironic points, they will use their imagination to add something of their own to the work.
In this book, Zhang Zhong wrote about a total of thirty-two countries. Some countries were more heavily emphasized, such as the Lilliputian Kingdom and the Adult Kingdom. Others were briefly mentioned, such as the Nie Er Kingdom.
Each of these thirty-two countries has its own characteristics, and these characteristics are amplified by readers.
[This Lilliputian country must be the United States, given its name, Youlandi Country.]
【Why didn't you say it was the UK?】
[I think this Lilliputian country refers to the Neon Country. Aren’t the people there short? 】
[So the country of adults is the Netherlands? 】
【Which one is Huaxia?】
[China is definitely a country of gentlemen, and Zhang Zhong is from China.]
[Your idea is too narrow-minded. Maybe the Lilliputian country refers to our China, which is hypocritical and treacherous.]
[The banana people upstairs can choose to immigrate.]
【What a fragile national self-esteem, can we face ourselves?】
[If Lilliput is alluding to China, then I respect Zhang Zhong as a man.]
[Haha, do you need to confirm whether Zhang Zhong is a man? 】
[Stop arguing, I think the Country of Clouds and Mist is France, which fits too well.]
[Please stop making blind assumptions and destroy this book.]
[The people upstairs are too careful, this kind of thing will not happen. The book "Ugly Chinese" can be distributed, what else can't be distributed? 】
[Actually, this kind of book is nothing at all. It’s better than those 25-year-olds who talk about dreams but say at the same time, ‘I don’t want the rise of a big country, I just want the dignity of a small country.’]
[Your account is gone upstairs and you are talking nonsense about the country.]
[Put it down, are you leading a litterateur? 】
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"The Adventures of Chunyufen" is very topical, which is also a characteristic of satirical literature.
This is not the first time that Zhang Zhong has been involved in satirical literature. His previous works "Chameleon" and "The Necklace" were very satirical. However, in comparison, this time "The Adventures of Chunyufen" has a wider scope and a larger target.
Therefore, readers reacted strongly.
Of course, criticism and satire are not the purpose and foundation of satirical literature. The purpose of satire is more of hope, hoping that readers can understand the realistic feelings behind it after understanding the theme.
Point out errors in order to correct them.
In fact, there is no need to match the countries in the book with the real countries one by one. A person is complex enough, and a country is countless times more complex.
If you can see problems in the book, readers should not think about whom they are criticizing, but should first ask themselves whether they have done well or not, and whether they are also the kind of person satirized in the book.
If there are any, correct them and if there are none, then encourage them.
If the old ancestors left it behind, it would definitely be useful.
Of course, Zhang Zhong did not expect that this book would make everyone stand up for themselves or correct their evil ways. Many people may just have fun after reading it, or just like some netizens who wonder all day long which country these countries are alluding to.
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If out of a hundred people, one person realizes his own shortcomings or the shortcomings of a certain group and actively changes them after reading this book, that will be Zhang Zhong's meritorious deeds.
On the third day after "Chun Yufen's Adventures" was put on the shelves, China People's Daily published a column article mentioning this book.
The title of the article is - The value of satirical literature and how to appreciate it.
"Satirical literature targets a specific event in a specific time period, expresses views and criticisms about it in the form of art, and directly touches people's hearts in an artistic atmosphere. The poet feels deeply, enlightens people, and draws attention to social issues.
and solution. It has a strong literary color..."
"Sometimes, satirical literature doesn't just focus on one thing. For example, "The Adventures of Chun Yufen" has just been released. The author Zhang Zhong is obviously very ambitious..."
This article from China People's Daily gave a very high evaluation to "The Adventures of Chun Yufen", and the author's appreciation for this book is revealed between the lines.
Zhang Zhong also saw this article, and when he looked at the author, he was no stranger to it. He turned out to be Wang Yi.
In fact, the author of this article is Wang Yi, so Zhang Zhong is not that surprised. After all, compared to Zhuang Yu, Wang Yi, as a representative figure of scar literature, has an inseparable connection with satirical literature.
After scar literature, there is reflective literature, but there is no clear dividing line between reflective literature and scar literature.
Some people say that compared to scar literature, reflective literature explores more deeply the causes of human tragedies. Criticism is greater than accusation, reflection is greater than exposure, and rationality is greater than lyricism.
Wang Yi's literary style is somewhat biased towards reflective literature. In his novels, there is often black humor that makes people laugh, and the satirical passages thrown out casually are also shocking.
The most typical one is a book Wang Yi wrote when he was thirty-five years old. It is a novella called "Milk". The novel tells a past event in a special period.
Different from ordinary scar literature, this "Milk" is bland throughout, as if it reveals nothing and criticizes nothing. However, if you look closely, you will find that all the plot is buried in the story.
When Zhang Zhong was chatting with them before, Zhuang Yu also talked about this book. He commented on Wang Yi as "a crooked old man", which means that he is a man with deep thoughts and even the stories he tells are obscure and confusing.
It took eighteen turns to figure out what he wanted to say.
The old man with a crooked intestine is Zhuang Yu's nickname. In fact, the outside world still thinks highly of the book "Milk". If nothing else, at least they don't think it is very good.
However, Wang Yi was not proud of it. At that time, he modestly said that he was still too young, too arrogant, and his works were too personalized, ignoring the inner feelings of ordinary readers.
"Milk" is a clever novel. This is Wang Yi's own evaluation.
Perhaps he really felt this way. His later works were much more straightforward when they were satirical and revealing, and were not as obscure as when he was young.
As soon as Zhang Zhong finished reading Wang Yi's article, Lin Lin called.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing's wrong, I just finished eating."
"Well, let me tell you something serious. The voting for the previous autograph session was done. Guess which place got the most votes?" Lin Lin said with a smile.
"Yenjing at home, New York abroad."
"..."
"There are results on the official website, I have already read them."
"..." Lin Lin curled his lips and said, "It's boring."