The fragrance of books accompanies the flavor of the New Year, and reading starts the New Year. On the afternoon of January 28, 2024, a unique literary event was held at the Guangzhou Book Purchase Center. The press conference of Zhang Guangtian's new book "The Future Can Be Chased", co-sponsored by Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House and Guangzhou Book Purchasing Center, attracted the attention of many literature lovers.
"The Coming Days Can Be Chased" is a long story about Shanghai and China** related to Shanghai. There are scenes and characters of old Shanghai and new Shanghai, as well as the secret path of the city's blood, veins and soul. The haunting lovers, the Belarusian pianist who waits for hope day after day on the park benches, the genius of the boys, the beautiful and fantastical rose garden, and the old Koehler who persists in melancholy. Different neighborhoods, different floors, different eras, foreigners and locals, ancients, presents and youngsters, all point from the past to the future. All this moves from the foreign land and the periphery to the central area, condensing into chapters of interwoven structure. This work highlights Zhang Guangtian**'s unique "Chinese narrative" charm, from beginning to end. As Pushkin said, "The past is good", and he said, "The heart must always look to the future".
The conference invited art critic Zhu Qi and the new generation of writer Li Xiaoluo, who interpreted the moving passages and novel concepts of the book from different perspectives. Mr. Zhu Qi believes that the part about love in Mr. Zhang Guangtian's works is very unique, and does not use an intuitive description in a general sense, but contains a quality as warm as jade, which is relatively rare in contemporary literary works. Regarding the "understanding of the scriptures" repeatedly mentioned in the book, Mr. Zhu believes that first of all, it refers to just the right appreciation in the aesthetic sense, and there is also a meaning of the ethical relationship hidden in civilization, which is also one of the connotations of "Shanghai School". This kind of ethics may be an old woman with excellent charm in the park, a girl walking briskly in a beautiful dress on the old street, you see it, you are tempted, and you want to get acquainted, you voluntarily embark on the road of "understanding the scriptures", and be a believer in such ethics sincerely. Writer Li Xiaoluo expands the scope of the concept of "understanding the scriptures" from the perspective of a non-Shanghai native. The so-called "understanding of the scriptures" cannot be said in general terms that everyone must live according to the standards of Shanghai, which falls into another strange circle of not "understanding the scriptures". However, the lifestyle of "understanding the scriptures" will bloom its own wonderful flowers under the nurture of different cultural backgrounds.
Zhang Guangtian (first from left) and Zhu Qi.
One of the highlights of Li Xiaoluo's press conference was the in-depth discussion of the theme "Distant Things and the Distant Places of Things". Mr. Zhang Guangtian once mentioned in his speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair that "it seems that everyone flocked to Shanghai overnight". The attraction of Shanghai is more for people outside Shanghai, and even Mr. Zhang once tried his best to escape from Shanghai for a while, to escape from this kind of life scene that is so dense that it resembles Foucault's round prison. When "escape" is combined with the length of time and the breadth of physical space, catalyzed by the speed of modern technology, people will easily touch the edge of the distance, should people pay more attention to the essence and origin of things when pursuing distant things? Teacher Guangtian said: "When people touch the edge of the world, they are already cornered, but it is better to turn around and return to the source, from the origin of the person and go deep into the things around them, this road is farther, there is more wonderful scenery." ”
Zhang Guangtian. At the press conference, Mr. Guangtian personally read the passages about his father in the book, which touched all the audience. In the interactive session, readers actively exchanged experiences with teachers in literary reading and ways of thinking. This press conference not only fully demonstrated the artistic charm of the work "The Future Can Be Chased", but also guided readers to return to their original hearts in the process of pursuing distant places, paying attention to the things around them and their own relationships, providing a new perspective for literature lovers.
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