Mo Yan, a famous contemporary Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his use of magical realism to integrate folk tales, history and modern times. The following is a collection of excerpts of Mo Yan's famous quotes that I carefully recommend for everyone. I hope it will be helpful to you.
Selection of Mo Yan’s famous quotes
1. The sedan chair was in tatters and filthy. It is like a coffin, which has contained countless brides who must become corpses. The yellow satin lining on the sedan wall was dirty and oily. Three of the five green ropes were flying buzzingly above grandma's head, and two were leaning on the sedan curtain, wiping their bright eyes with their rod-shaped black legs. "Red Sorghum Family? Red Sorghum"
2. The first child delivered by my aunt was Chen Bi. My aunt expressed regret for this. She said that the first child she delivered was supposed to be a descendant of the revolution, but unexpectedly she delivered the son of a landlord. But at that time, in order to open up the situation and get rid of the old method of delivering babies, my aunt did not have time to consider this issue. "Frog"
3. I think there are still many, women like Marie Curie, Lin Huiyin, and Li Qingzhao? I have never thought about it, and it is too late to think about it at the last minute. Susan Sontag's thoughts are very sharp. You can see that she is very sharp and thorough. Also, the South African female writer, Nadine Gordimer, won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
4. Family planning is indeed a real issue of public concern. It is also an important realist subject for writers. The author does not need to judge this national policy. The main thing is to use this material to shape the characters and analyze the characters' souls. It is necessary to write about the conflicts between people, but also about the conflicts deep inside the characters.
5. Thank you Mr. Cao for your understanding and netizens for their criticism. I don’t need to say the social significance of Weibo. As a new literary style, even from a literary perspective, given time, it is still possible to produce works that will be handed down from generation to generation. The quatrains of Tang poetry, with 20 characters in five characters and 28 characters in seven characters, have still produced many masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, not to mention the 140-character Weibo.
6. Look at your belly, it’s surprisingly big and has a special pattern, like a male fetus. This is your blessing, my blessing, and the Shangguan family's blessing. Bodhisattva appears, God bless you. If you don’t have a son, you will be a slave all your life; if you have a son, you will immediately become the master. Do you believe what I say? It’s up to you whether you believe it or not. In fact, it’s not up to you? "Big Breasts and Wide Butts"
7. You are alone and fighting against the social trend. This is not asking for embarrassment by looking in the mirror with your eyes open. ? Although I am young, dad, I also feel that class struggle is about to arise. People like us, who have no roots and are not upright, may be able to avoid disaster by following the trend. Going against the trend is just hitting the stone with an egg! "Life and Death Fatigue"
8 . Your mother can no longer regenerate, but her uterus is dragged to the ground after rebirth? How difficult it is for women! Half of the women in this village suffer from uterine prolapse and half suffer from inflammation. Wang Gan's mother's uterus protrudes from her vagina, like a rotten pear, but Wang Leg still wants a son! When will I meet him someday? And Chen Bi, your mother is also sick? "Frog"
9. The work "Frog" focuses on the analysis of the human soul. More than ten years ago, I said that writers should write about the most painful places in the soul. The fundamental purpose of writing is not to criticize a certain policy, but to analyze human nature and self-salvation. Writing about people's souls and their confessions, this may be the value of the work "Frog".
10. There is a slang in the countryside: the one who strikes first is the debt collector. What is a debt collector? That is to say, if the family owed someone else a debt in a previous life, the creditor would be reincarnated as a child, causing the mother to suffer. He would either die with the mother, or wait until he reaches a certain age and die, giving the debt to the debtor. This family has suffered huge material losses and mental anguish.
"Frog"
Mo Yan's famous quotes
1. What do I not want to cause? Mo Yan's heat?, if misfortune causes it, I hope this? ? Cool down as soon as possible. It is estimated that a month will pass, or even shorter, and then everything will return to normal. I hope everyone will spend more time reading and creating literary works. I'm looking forward to whether this will spark a literary craze.
2. In our place, there was an ancient custom of giving birth to children so that they could be named after their body parts and human organs. For example, Chen Bi, Zhao Yan, Wu Dachang, Sun Jian? I have not studied why this trend came about. It is probably due to the mentality that "those with cheap names will live forever", or the mother's mentality that her children are a piece of her body. Evolution. "Frog"
3. Girl, what are you going to do? Marriage is a thread of fate. If there is no favor, no husband and wife will be married; if there is no hatred, no husband and wife will be married. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog. Your father and I are not a high-ranking official, and you are not a wealthy person. Finding such a rich man is your good fortune, and it is also your father's good fortune. Your father-in-law wants to give me a big black mule as soon as he opens his mouth. How grand is that? Red Sorghum Family? Sorghum Wine"
4. "Fake foreign devil!" A shotgun player with a pale face and purple lips said, "My old lady said, this person," he pointed to the hanging hanging in the room. Jesus, the jujube tree on the beam, was born in a stable. Donkeys are close relatives of horses. Your Lord is in debt to horses, which means he is in debt to donkeys. Stables can be used as delivery rooms, so why can’t churches be used as donkey pens? ?"Big Breasts and Wide Buttocks"
5. Hearing that his wife had given birth to a baby boy, Chen E got up from the corner. He was at a loss and turned around in the narrow space of the stove. Two lines of honey-like tears flowed from his dry eye sockets. The ecstasy in his heart could not be described in words. There are many things he wants to say but dare not say, such as incense and clan. For a person like him, it would be a sin to speak out. "Frog"
6. Even if I don't win the award, I still want to thank this land and the folks here. I was born and raised here, and my earliest works are all based on my experience of growing up in this place, and my personal experiences. Many of the characters in the novels are even based here, so I don’t think there is such a land. There is no such land. There are no writers like me among my fellow countrymen.
7. There are those who support me, and there are those who criticize me. There are also those who are completely abusive and even personal attacks. I ignore these. There are also criticisms about my art, such as the limitations of my language, saying that my novels are not high-minded and there are many repetitions. I think artistic criticism will help me and will make me more vigilant in my future creations. , to avoid these mistakes.
8. Your father, with your aunt’s permission, lurked into the cinema in advance and saw Wang Xiaoti and your aunt walking in hand in hand. Wang Xiaoti’s seat was next to your father’s. He later described Wang Xiaoti to us: 1.75 meters tall, maybe 1.76 meters tall, fair complexion, long and thin face, small eyes but very energetic. Teeth are straight, white and sparkling. "Frog"
9. I feel a sense of accomplishment when I write with paper and pen. After writing, I put it there and count 20 pieces every day. I am very accomplished. I write a pile for several months. Touching it with my own hands, the feeling of happiness in my heart is indeed different from writing on a computer. When you double-click on the computer, it will go blank. ?Mo Yan said, ?Now that I am older, I am dull to the outside world and know too little about the new life. If it is not new, I would rather not write it.
10. The aunt rolled up her sleeves and looked at her watch. At that time, there were no more than ten watches in Gaomi County, and my aunt actually wore one. Wow! My eldest brother exclaimed, he is the only one in our family who has ever seen a watch. He was attending County No. 1 Middle School at the time, and their teacher who had returned from studying in the Soviet Union to teach Russian wore a watch.
After my eldest brother finished wowing, he shouted: Watch! My sister and I also shouted: Watch! "Frog"
11. In response to the rumors spread by Zhang Yiyi on his Tencent Weibo, I solemnly declare: As of now So far, I have only published three books in Sweden: "Red Sorghum Family", "Garlic Song of Heaven", and "Life and Death Fatigue". The translator of these three books is Anna Chen. I deeply hate those who spread rumors and reserve the right to take legal action. He also expressed his deep apologies to Mr. Ma Yueran who had been wronged.
12. This girl has big eyes, a straight nose, a broad forehead, a long mouth and a square jaw, and a happy face. Combined with the two upturned breasts and the wide pelvis, you can tell at a glance that she is a girl. The child's master. My wife had not given birth for too long and felt ashamed, so she drove the new year into my bed. Her words were easy to understand and meaningful. She said: You, the head of the family, take her in! Don’t let the rich water go to outsiders! "Life and Death Fatigue"
13. Except for those who can? One stone can stir up thousands of people. Chonglang's Weibo, most Weibo is for self-entertainment, so it is difficult to retain it. Of course, the self-entertainment function of Weibo should not be denied. The sociological significance and many meanings of Weibo will become increasingly apparent as time develops. The context of my speech yesterday was "classic literature". I only had a few minutes to speak, so I couldn't cover everything. I feel ashamed.
14. Bandits in Northeast Gaomi Township are as numerous as hair. They appear and appear like fish in the sorghum fields. They form gangs, kidnap donkeys, and do all kinds of bad things and good things. If you are hungry, grab two people, deduct one, and let one go. Let the person who was released go back to the village to report, and send him a few flatbreads rolled with eggs and green onions, as thick as two ounces and as long as two squeezes. When eating the big cake, you have to hold it with both hands and stuff it into your mouth, so it is called "拤饼". "Red Sorghum Family? Red Sorghum"
15. My brother went to the county to learn from the experience. With the rise of "", people in the villages are ready to take action, but they don't know how to change the law. My brother is smart and can grasp the root of the problem. ?Shouting donkey? Just tell him one thing: Fight against the Communist Party cadres just like we fought against the bully landlords! Of course, those landlords and rich peasants counter-revolutionaries who have been defeated by the Communist Party cannot have a good life. Pass. "Life and Death Fatigue"
16. Writers are always extreme and biased. I think literature is based on the prejudices of writers, so there are many writers and works with different styles. If you analyze it from the perspective of a historian or anthropologist, you will talk about matrilineal society, patriarchal society, and contemporary society. There must be a different division of labor between men and women, and men and women have different personalities because of their different physiological structures.
17. In fact, I have read the works of some young writers now, such as Han Han, Guo Jingming, etc., but I feel that I cannot write them. For example, Guo Jingming's "Fantasy City", his writing is very gorgeous, and his stories are also non-human stories. He seems to have created a world of his own imagination, which is connected with the real world, but the connection is not Not a very close imaginary kingdom.
18. As people get older, they should have more sober introspection. In the past, we criticized others. We used a magnifying glass to see other people's shortcomings, and then lashed out with righteous indignation. When people get older, they should look back at their own hearts and see if when you scold others, you are also scolding yourself. When you see a lot of dark phenomena, you have to think about it, have you ever been an accomplice in creating darkness?
19. I have been writing novels for nearly 30 years. Writing about bad guys pretending to be good guys is actually an attempt to bring order to our past ultra-leftist literary and artistic concepts. At that time, if you were a little older, you would know from reading the works at that time that the good guys were portrayed perfectly and the bad guys were portrayed. To be worthless is the most unrealistic and untrue of so-called realism.
20. Of course, I also write about ideals and hopes in my novels. In "Sandalwood Punishment", everyone died, but I let the pregnant Sun Meiniang live. Is this still true? Isn’t it an ideal and a hope? I once wrote at the end of the novel: Let the bright red sun shine all over the world. Such an ideal song was unfortunately deleted by the editor. It is a pity that their arbitrariness has ruined my reputation as an idealist writer.
21. When I was arguing with Ximen Jinlong, Hu Bin circled us. He was very excited, scratching his ears and cheeks, rubbing his hands and clapping his hands, and making endless noises. This guy with a bunch of cuckolds on his head is evil-minded, conceited, full of hatred for everyone, but he doesn't dare to resist. When our brothers fight, he takes pleasure in others' misfortunes, and the disasters and pain of others become a good medicine to ease the pain in his heart. At this time, you show off your power. "Life and Death Fatigue"
22. I have always been opposed to overly exaggerated language. Many years ago, there was a lot of exaggerated language printed in the back of my book, and many, including foreign writers, gave me very high praise. , I felt uncomfortable after reading it myself. There is no need to use such language. I believe in readers’ judgment. You should believe that truly good books are spread by word of mouth. Word of mouth from readers is more powerful than any advertisement. It is recommended that the publisher remove the girdle.
23. If you don’t read the most basic classical novels, you will not be able to find the source. At least "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "The Scholars", "Journey to the West", "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" should be read. This is a basic skill. Not just for students in the Chinese Department, as a Chinese, this is a required course in literature. This is also the remaining part among the vast number of novels that has been eliminated by history, and is a true classic.
24. The writing process is a process of intertwined happiness and pain. Writing is a great consumption of both mental and physical strength, especially novels, so writers should first have a healthy body. My award will indeed have some short-term effects, but they will pass quickly, because literary creation is not a sport, it is highly individualized and personalized labor. Writers should still think and work quietly, and any excitement is short-lived. .
25. Meat is meat, but it is not meat. Flesh and spirit are a unity of opposites that are interdependent and mutually exclusive. Meat is desire and human instinct, but spiritual sublimation is always based on instinct and desire. Meat is both symbol and food. When I was writing, I just felt that this "flesh" was a rich image. As for its connotation, I didn't need to explain it. My explanation was actually a stupid move to create a barrier for myself.
26. Tadpole does have a lot of my shadow on him, and this may also be my own thoughts. This idea is extreme. Literature can be found everywhere, and it may not be close to you when you return to the countryside. Literature is still produced in high-rise buildings and office buildings in cities. This is written about Tadpole's feelings, which is related to his birth and experience. If a person has lived in a big city since childhood, the literary inspiration for many works was also generated in luxurious buildings.
27. When I read the novel, what impressed me deeply was not the historical background and the historical event, but the unforgettable characters with distinctive personalities that emerged from the event. Whether we read Lu Xun and remember Ah Q; we read Madame Bovary and remember Madame Bovary, the historical background of the novel will soon become obsolete, and the historical events described in the novel will soon become obsolete. The things and characters are everlasting.
28. In the process of writing a novel, every word has been carefully considered, and it needs to be revised repeatedly after writing. Sometimes, due to the needs of art, it cannot be too explicit. You have to create a character, and sometimes the character is hypocritical. If you let him tell the truth, it won't be right. But if you really want to see what I want to express, you still have to read novels. Many of the things I say in interviews may not be immediately possible, but novels will use various means to express what I want to say in twists and turns. .
29. I, Ximen Nao, have lived in this world for thirty years. I love labor, work diligently and thriftily, build bridges and roads, and am willing to give charity. Every temple in Northeast Gaomi Township has statues of gods that I donated money to remodel; every poor person in Northeast Gaomi Township has eaten the food I donated. Every grain of grain in my family's grain store is stained with my sweat; every copper plate in my family's money cabinet is soaked with my hard work. I get rich through hard work and make a fortune through wisdom. I am confident that I have never done anything wrong in my life. "Life and Death Fatigue"