Perhaps because I have been to New Zealand, I have been addicted to the legendary stories from New Zealand for a whole month of the New Year, allowing you to regain love, courage, family affection and respect for nature, which has been translated into 15 Chinese languages such as French, German, Spanish, etc., and won 15 film awards in the novella ** "Whale Rider", and excerpted nearly 10,000 words of reading notes.
The Whale Rider book, which caused a sensation all over the world**, is a New Zealand writer Witti Ihimaela who tells the myths and legends of the indigenous Maori people with full of emotion, a Maori girl Kahu broke the tradition that the patriarch of the kinship has been monopolized by men, and through her unremitting efforts, successfully rescued a group of stranded whales, thus proving her leadership and becoming the successor of the patriarch. The author combines myths and legends with real life to provide readers with a magnificent picture of Maori life. ** The history, fantasy and reality, science and belief of mythology intersect vertically and horizontally, making the reader forget the boundary between fiction and reality, and serving the purpose of re-understanding the concept of time and space.
The author not only cherishes the inherent culture of Maori, but also satirizes the traditional ideas of her tribe that discriminates against women, and touches on the common diseases of human beings—the oppression of women, the exploitation and destruction of the natural world, and the prejudice against ethnic minorities. In addition to the wonderful description of the protagonist Kahu, I think the author has also created a wonderful image of a grandmother with a distinct personality. This can be seen in her words at different stages: her grandmother constantly nagged the old man, and she felt that it was an insult to exclude women. The old man said that this was the old rule, and she said angrily, "I know that the rules are set to break the rules." "You stinky men, don't forget where you came from. The old man and his grandmother had been quarrelling all their lives, and they had been loving all their lives, and in verse 12 they wrote, "Don't make fun of me. Then he glared at the old man hatefully. The old man hurriedly said, "I didn't say a word. "But I can guess what you're thinking, and I know you're laughing at me, you old fellow. The old man snorted nonchalantly. The old man in the book, like the old man in China, exclaimed, "Another girl." Grandma said, "Shut up, today's girls can do anything, don't you know that it is illegal to discriminate against women?"They're going to put you in a cell. Grandma's upright personality immediately jumped on the paper.
The author uses boundless imagination and seamless shaping power to create this ** into a charming work of art, in which the description of the beautiful scenery in the sea has eternal value. "In the sea, the dull thunder rumbles and roars, like opening a grand door to the distance. Suddenly the sea echoed with a solemn song, an eternal song that the sea dedicates to the earth. A giant whale rushed out of the sea, and with a whale rider sitting at his head, he looked so noble. "Time passes as fast as the waves. Time passed like a dream. "Antarctica is the lifespring of the world. The underwater world is so calm, like a fairyland. The sun gently sprinkled on the ice, bringing a heavenly glow to the underwater kingdom. Huge icicles that extend from the surface of the sea shimmer and glow, and the seven-colored spectrum resembles the crystal lamps of an underwater cathedral. The ice cracked, groaned, trembled, and muttered like a finger speeding over the keys. The huge organ plays a magnificent symphony. "The whales march in a parade with great grace and sanctity. While swimming, he echoed the symphony of nature and sang hymns. Their movements are slow, lyrical, and out of proportion to the giants. Their tails, gently slapping the water, march south. Around and above, sea lions, penguins and other residents run, spin and glide in graceful waltzes. ”
One of the main features of the book is that it is full of seafood, which can be seen in the metaphor: "Her little head disappeared quickly. After a few minutes, the head would come out again, like a mass of thorny sea urchins. "That little island really looks like a big whale breaking the waves. "When I got home, Grandma Big Flower and Old Man Appilana had already made a truce. But the air in your home is like the Antarctic glacier in the movie. "The sea is like undulating silver foil, stretching all the way to the horizon. "There was a dull rumbling sound in the distance of the sea, like a door being pushed open, and we felt like a creature had plunged into the sea. "It's like he's riding a whale, whipped through the rain. ”
Thanks to the author and translator, Chinese readers have the opportunity to appreciate the literary wonders of the southern hemisphere island countries, and have been chewing on the use of language, the drive of imagination, the arrangement of plots, the portrayal of characters, the expression of values, the expression of natural views and other outstanding works with unique personality and charm.
About author:Wang Baoli, Jiao Zuoren, member of Henan Writers Association, member of Henan Prose Literature Association, member of Reportage Society, student of the tenth session of the writers' seminar of Rushing Literature College, author of Jingwei Culture and Dayu published books, published more than 2 million words at all levels in 1986, and his works have won awards.