Brief introduction of Shi Tiesheng
Shi Tiesheng (195 1-) is from Beijing. After graduating from junior high school, I went to Yan 'an area in northern Shaanxi 1969 to "jump the queue". Three years later, he returned to Beijing because his legs were paralyzed and worked in Beixinqiao Street Factory. Later, I went home to recuperate because of illness. Published works 65438 to 0979.
Some early novels, such as Lunch Half an Hour, have the characteristics of exposing the "dark side" literature. My Distant Qingping Bay published by 1983 is not only Shi Tiesheng, but also an important novel creation at that time. It is explained on many levels: or it broadens the horizon of "educated youth literature", or its significance in literature "seeking roots". On the issue of "seeking roots", the author expressed the view that "seeking roots" and "seeking roots" are completely different. One is where we come from and why we come. The other is also for: where are we going and how to get there? Regarding the latter, he thinks that "this is to see the absurdity of life and find a reliable basis for the spirit" (Postscript on Sunday, Huaxia Publishing House, 1983 edition).
Shi Tiesheng's personal experience of physical disability makes some of his novels describe the life dilemma and spiritual dilemma of the disabled. However, he transcended the pity and self-pity of the disabled for their fate, and thus rose to the concern of universal existence, especially the phenomenon of mental "disability". Different from other novelists, he has no attachment to the perceptual life characteristics of his own nation and region. He regards writing as a narrative and exploration of personal spiritual course. "The universe and its endless desires will become eternal songs and dances. What kind of names this desire has can be ignored "(Shi Tiesheng's Me and Ditan). This persistent concern for the survival of the "disabled" (in Shi Tiesheng's view, all people are disabled and defective) makes his novels have a strong philosophical meaning. Because of his personal experience, his narrative runs through a kind of warmth, but fatalistic sadness; But there is also a struggle against absurdity and fate. Life is like a string, a fable that struggles with absurdity to gain the meaning of existence.
He is the author of a novel "Notes on Retreat", a short story "Life is like a String" and a collection of essays "I and Ditan".
My Far Green Ping Bay and Grandma's Star won the National Excellent Short Story Awards of 1982 and 1983 respectively, and My Old House won the first Lu Xun Literature Award.
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Go find Shi Tiesheng
I made a special trip to Beijing on New Year's Eve to talk with Shi Tiesheng and use it in the column of harvest. I should have left long ago, because the end of the year was hectic, because he and my body had to choose a suitable time, and because I said I would wait until 200 1 to get on the plane, and I was also a writer of 2 1 century. Anyway, I went, talked and came back.
The topic I talked with Shi Tiesheng was "to be or not to be", which is the "death" in Love and Death are Eternal Themes. I believe that we know more about death than others. It happened to be his birthday that day, and the conversation that should have been opened could not be started because of the guest's visit. It doesn't matter. Death always comes after life. We'll talk tomorrow. That night we went to a restaurant called Kong Yiji for dinner. Chen Tushou, the author of "Life is sick, who knows", and other partners came to see him. When I got there, I also loved Jiang Wen and his friends. It's a table full of people anyway. In the environment of China, congratulate him on starting to eat after his 50th birthday. He smoked, drank and said something that day. He said he didn't dare to move all morning to save his strength. He said a mountain carving has been around for 50 years. He said to be healthy, not to mention to live a long life.
In recent years, I have visited Shi Tiesheng every time I go to Beijing. Sit with him for two or three hours and have a meal. The couple invited me to live in their house, but I always declined. I came and went in a hurry. I could have talked more when I stayed, but his health couldn't help being disturbed by the guests. His paraplegia, his kidney atrophy, in his words, is that the engine and wheels are broken, and it is very tired to keep his body running. Renal dialysis two or three times a week can't help interrupting his life and thinking.
Apart from his physical strength and energy, I feel sorry for him and can't smoke any more. My conversation with him is no different from ordinary people. We had a good talk. In fact, disability lacks everything, but it can't be realized. His thinking is often deeper than others, and he has his own reason and rhythm. He is a novelist, and one of the biggest reasons why I like reading his works is that his ideas and words are clear and clear, and he has never been possessed by ghosts. His hands are always warm and generous. He can transcend wisdom and stupidity. He doesn't pretend, but he often examines his heart. He despises himself so that he can love himself and the world.
Shi Tiesheng usually doesn't complain. He knows how to be grateful and knows many meanings hidden under the proposition of life. Others walk on their legs and measure the earth. He began to think from his legs and observe his heart. He often obsesses over those inescapable propositions, and after a long time, it becomes a habit and fun. His ideas are all reasoned and demonstrated, and there are clear clues to be found. But people who listen to him are often too lazy to follow his ideas because their legs are good and their kidneys are good. He is more studying in the distant Qingping Bay. Ditan and I, life is like a string. Only he can write such a story. When reading, I think that the water in the rough waves is crystal clear, so I can stand on my tassel.
Reading Shi Tiesheng's articles and having a dialogue with him will not get narrower and narrower. He has kidney deficiency but no moisture. With the joy of being suddenly enlightened, he finally walked out of the narrow gap of survival. I often stand outside myself and take pleasure in mocking myself. He's not. He keeps his whole self and is still happy. After that short gap, happiness is definitely no longer publicity, it should be called joy. He is a man who balances hardship and joy and is not easy to be crushed. Many games have nothing to do with him. He is no longer lost. He can look at himself or at God's workmanship.
Finally, I want to talk about Chen Ximi, his wife. She is "our Shanghainese" and has been in the north for a long time. What I will never forget is her smile, which is the smile of an angel. Angels' smiles are those that forget their troubles, forget themselves and come and go freely, making those who see them laugh. No one smiles better than her. The data I read is that children laugh 150 times a day, and adults can stop laughing once a day. She often smiles, bright and obedient. With her smile, the dignified 50-year-old Shi Tiesheng has no reason or need to dress up as a martyr. Life is like this, smiling for a while and being heavy for a while.
I went to Beijing this time with my wife. Maybe next time I go to Beijing to see Shi Tiesheng, I will be in a wheelchair. We will discuss the brand of wheelchair, talk about the greatness of football and say some funny things. I can say responsibly that even in a wheelchair, I can still crave sex, be ruthless and be mean. Of course, you can also set a trap for yourself in the middle of the night, read Shi Tiesheng's words silently and feel the breath of life.