Mr. Ba Jin wrote "People to Middle Age" in "Caprice": "People who read ** do not sympathize with Dr. Lu's situation, but I admire her 'courage and perseverance' more, admire her ordinary unselfishness, and her dustless spiritual world makes me yearn for and move me." ”
In 1980, the first issue of "Harvest" published the novella ** "People to Middle Age", which caused a sensation when it first met readers. In the article "Every Step Is Putting the Dead Back to Life" in "Chen Rong's Collected Works", Chen Rong recalled the process of publishing "People in Middle Age": "What is particularly unforgettable is that after the publication of "Forever Spring], Comrade Ba Jin heard that this author was still doing amateur creation while deducting his salary, so he took the opportunity of coming to Beijing to ask his daughter, Comrade Li Xiaolin, executive editor of "Harvest", to visit the author at home. I remember that day I wrote one-third of the manuscript of "People Reach Middle Age" on my three-drawer desk, and she enthusiastically encouraged me to write it down quickly. I can imagine the surprise that her sudden visit brought to my family. For 40 years since then, she has not only been my editor-in-charge, but also a close friend in our adversity. ”
On February 5, 2024, when the WeChat *** of "Harvest" magazine published a special commemoration of Chen Rong, Liu Yangyang's "Intellectuals and "Socialist Newcomers" - Chen Rong".
In "Every Step is Putting the Dead Back to Life", Chen Rong wrote, "Looking back, there is nothing wrong with the choice of life. Literary creation has accompanied me through countless springs, summers, autumns and winters, witnessing the hard work of my lonely face of the wall, and also witnessing the spring harvest of my pen. I always spur myself: this life lives up to the pen in my heart! ”
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