I. Basic information

Second, the content introduction

Third, the evaluation of the work.

Four. Brief introduction of the author

V. Classic Excerpts

Edit this paragraph 1. Basic information

UnsoundVariations created by Geoger Raymond Richard Martin, published in the translated version of Science Fiction World,No. 1, 2008 Type: Science Fiction Crossing Novelette.

Edit this paragraph II. introduce

The story begins with the decadent protagonist Peter being invited to the exile home of his former chess teammate. Peter's condition is very bad. He has never succeeded. It's terrible. His wife makes fun of him all day. His only pride is that he is the captain of the chess team and almost led his team to a miraculous victory. And just because exile lost a game of chess that everyone thought should be won, victory was lost to others. In the house of exile, all four players are there. However, apart from banishing a rich man, Peter found that everyone else had the same poor living conditions as him. And exile slowly revealed his real purpose, and he came for revenge. After losing the chess game, everyone pointed at him, but he had to bear it silently in his heart. After that, he began to plan his revenge, relying on the time machine he invented. He used his time machine to jump back to the past, study the life trajectories of the other three players, and then jumped back to the past, using his knowledge to destroy other people's lives and success, and finally forced all three of them to a tragic situation. Then he specially organized such a party and made it public, which made all three people feel very painful and angry. Of course, in the end, things went back to that chess game. They started playing chess again, and the three of them took turns sitting in the exile seat to challenge the exile. Of course, the result is not unexpected. Exile has been proved by repeated experiments that this chess game is actually impossible to win. Finally, when it was Peter's turn, he realized this. More importantly, his wife's love made him realize that his life could actually start over. On the current timeline, the exile of revealing secrets can no longer affect their lives. The ending of this novel is unforgettable When Peter began to cheer up, exile chose death in order to go back to the past again. However, Peter said, "all changes are dead chess." The plot touched me. It tells a story that is often seen in life. There are always people who suffer because of failure, then blame the people around them and live for revenge. Here, we see one of the reasons why people always have contradictions. It seems natural to laugh at and attack losers, but it is cruel. Although it may be insignificant to those who laugh at others-in fact, it is the case in most cases, and people often make some actions that belittle others unintentionally-it is not necessarily true for those who are attacked. Their discontent and hatred often begin to accumulate inadvertently, and eventually some of them break out into interpersonal struggles. This is terrible. The novel tells us that this situation exists, but it doesn't tell us how to avoid it, and it really doesn't take it as our responsibility. More is to let me feel that it is conveying such an emotion, that is, people live for the past, and his life will never have a way out. When we are frustrated and miserable, we should think more about how to rebuild our lives actively, face the future bravely and start over.

Edit the third paragraph. Evaluation of works

The last sentence of the article "Change in the Game", whose real name is "Unknown Variation", says: "All changes are dead chess". If the original name is used as the title, it should be named "Dead Chess". "Changes in the Bureau" is at least a very good-looking article, with suspense and climax, justice conquers evil and good writing. Everything was originally in the game, but the protagonist finally "changed". Future destruction is more terrible than other destruction or torture. Whether this article can be regarded as the main theme of love is hard to say. But the support from my lover is very important and touching. In the final analysis, it is people's inner firmness that resists all threats and temptations and destroys the conspiracy behind them. The feelings of netizens after reading "Changes in the Bureau" are included in: Sohu Blog-Little Lost Booth "I still remember that in college, life is full of countless possibilities, just like changes on a chessboard. Of course, I know that there is only one life that belongs to me, but in those short years, I feel that they are all mine, all the forks in the road, all the changes, all the wonderful possibilities. ..... I can be anyone, and my dream is full of energy. ..... All dreams have not come true, but all dreams are possible. You sit in front of the board and start playing Qi Xin. What will happen at first? You don't know-maybe Sicilian defense, maybe Spain is open. Before playing chess, all possibilities exist and all variants are possible. You want to win. No matter what kind of chess path you choose, the possibility is … not unique. However, once the chess game starts, these may go down, down, down all the time. Unrealized changes are disappearing, and only reality is presented to you. And this reality is partly out of choice and partly out of accident. The strange opponent at the other end of the chessboard is fate, which has made the other half of reality. You may play well or not, but at any time, you have nothing but what you have done, and others may never return. " A passage that will make people think a lot. June 5438 +2008 10, the sci-fi world and local changes coincided with an event I imagined since I was a child. However, my conditions are more demanding. A person keeps repeating this life, and the memories of past lives are always superimposed. He can change his life through these memories, making it more and more perfect, at the cost that he has no choice but to live this life, which will never end. This one-way street is very painful, the end point is endless time, and the final outcome is basically insanity. He can try countless methods and create countless glories, but for infinity, it is always a flash in the pan. If there is an opportunity, would you like to try eternal pain? Everything is changing, and theoretically it will end one day. When I am bored, I will come up with this idea to make up a story, and I will constantly change the story structure with the growth of my experience. ......................., what I said is not quite the same as the theme of "change in the game". This novel says that there are infinite possibilities. My idea is also a complete set of theories. We are just one of the infinite, and we can never taste this ever-changing world. A rough comment on "Changes in the Bureau" is contained in: bbs.sfw got the first translation and read it in a hurry. After reading "Changes in the Bureau" in one breath, I felt a lot. The beginning of the article is very similar to ordinary literary novels and some life movies in Hollywood. The protagonist is poor and has no career, and his wife is bitter. Then Martin used a lot of pen and ink to describe his former friends and himself, from his high spirits in his youth to his present decline. When everyone is complaining, the only successful exile humiliated them and revealed the real reason: time travel can make exile go back to the past and ruin their lives to get back at their mistakes. Then there is the crazy contest between losers and exiles on the chessboard. The article does not spend a lot of pen and ink to describe the structure of the time machine, but more on characterization. From self-abased Peter, vitriolic Kathy, humorous love Ke, to the drunken Dai Mario, to the narrow-minded exile, all of them are vivid and natural. Martin used a lot of pen and ink to introduce their past lives, which made readers more convinced of the inevitability of their character. The most touching thing is the last conversation between Kathy and Peter, which finally brought the couple back together. And Peter said, "I want to fight for the future, not gamble on the past", which moved me even more. A good novel is not supported by gorgeous scenes and strange techniques. What really touches people is the true feelings that the author wants to express. After reading this novel, I can't help but think of the slogan of Gang Qilian in Soldier Assault: Don't abandon, don't give up!

Edit paragraph 4. Brief introduction of the author

Geoger Raymond Richard Martin:1948 was born in Peyo, New Jersey, USA. In the late 1960s, when I was in college at the age of 20, I began to write science fiction stories that were in full swing at that time. In the early 1970s, he was discovered by the famous editor Gardner Seuss. The first novel published in an official journal was Hero published in the February issue of Galaxy, 197 1. Since then (mid-2006), only seven short stories (Song of Leona and Other Stories, Song of the Stars, Sand King, Song of the Dead, Nightcrawler, Portrait of His Children and Four Stories at the Crossroads) have been published in 35 years. Some of these seven books are repetitive. ); Ten novels (The Light of Death, The Light of Death, Windhaven, A Hot Night's Dream, Doomsday Rags, Tuf Voyaging, The Hand of the Dead, and the first four volumes of epic fantasy Fire and Ice, Game of Thrones and The Battle of Kings. Please note that two of the first six books were co-authored by Martin. ): Other short stories not included in the anthology (such as Sword of Righteousness, Famous Sword of Righteousness, Wolf Skin Trade, World Fantasy Award Winner, etc.). ); During my work in Hollywood, I wrote about twenty movies and TV plays (many of which were not shown); The editor has created about twenty novels, including the famous Wild Card series, Volume V and Volume VI of the john campbell Prize, and so on. On the map of British fantasy literature, as a trendsetter in the late "Golden Age" and "New Wave" era of science fiction, and as a star writer who can shine more and more in 2 1 century in "Going Up a storey still higher", George Raymond Richard Martin should be regarded as a minority.

Edit paragraph 5. Classic excerpts

"I still remember that in college, life was full of countless possibilities, just like changes on a chessboard. Of course, I know that there is only one life that belongs to me, but in those short years, I feel that they are all mine, all the forks in the road, all the changes, all the wonderful possibilities. Today, I dream of becoming a writer. Tomorrow, in my dream, I will become a reporter again. Maybe I can be a politician and a teacher the day after tomorrow. I can be anyone, and my dream is full of energy. I dreamed of wealth, women, unfinished great achievements and all the journeys I was about to embark on. These dreams contradict each other. All dreams have not come true, but all dreams are possible. You sit in front of the board and start playing Qi Xin. What will happen at first? You don't know-maybe Sicilian defense, maybe French defense, maybe Spain started. Before playing chess, all possibilities exist and all variants are possible. You want to win. No matter what chess path you choose, the possibility is not unique. " Peter took a few more sips. "But once the game starts, these prices may keep falling, falling and falling. Unrealized changes are disappearing, and only reality is presented to you. And this reality is partly my own choice and partly the accident of fate. The strange opponent at the other end of the chessboard is fate, which has made the other half of reality. You may play well or not, but at any time, you have nothing but what you have done, and the rest may never come back. " -Excerpt from ·R·R·'s Change in the Bureau (translated version of Science Fiction World 2008+0), which was translated by George Raymond Richard Martin and Zhang Qiu earlier.

I can't find the original, so I can't help it. Let's make do with it!