I rarely buy books anymore. I will only consider buying a signed book by an interested Hong Kong and Taiwan writer. I recently bought a copy of "Keep the Beauty" signed and inscribed by Hidden.
The first time I read Yindi's work was "Bai Xianyong's Writings" compiled by him, which consists of "About Bai Xianyong", "Bai Xianyong's Writings", and "Bai Xianyong's Writings". The compilation method of this book is very special. It is not like the usual book-talk books, but rather sloppy and contains a lot of informative notes. Reading this book reveals Bai Xianyong's diverse life: he loved reading, wrote novels, ran magazines, engaged in publishing, promoted Kunqu Opera, studied "Dream of Red Mansions", and promoted works by colleagues. He was able to do all of them, and many people wrote biographies for him, which is amazing. Bai Xianyong's calligraphy is not quite like Tang Tao's style of calligraphy, which is "a little fact, a little anecdote, a little opinion, a little lyricism", but "calm analysis, keen literary sensibility, mixed with profound experience of life" , majestic, the longer it is, the better it is; by the way, you can have a rough understanding of Taiwan's literary world and publishing; the publication of this book has another meaning: is it a hidden gift for Bai Xianyong's 70th birthday, or is it the 32nd anniversary of Erya? Celebration book, festive and beautiful.
Many years later, I found "The Name of My Book Is a Book", "The Story of Writers and Books", and "Reading Novel in Hidden Place" signed by Yindi as a gift to "Master Ji Changwu", which aroused my interest. Attention. Looking at the title of the book, I intuitively feel that we are walking on the same path. Upon further investigation, it turns out that it is just a moment of intersection, searching all the way, and chasing all the way. Yindi's original name is Ke Qinghua, born in 1939. I once wanted to enter the entertainment industry and dream of becoming an actor; in the end, I became a book lover, and even my children have the word "book" in their names. He reads, compiles, selects, reviews, writes, and publishes books, becoming a hidden figure in the literary and publishing circles. The result of his reading of novels was the publication of "Reading Novel in Hidden Place"; he wrote books, and published 68 books in 68 years, covering all kinds of subjects, including novels, essays, poetry, movie essays, philosophical sketches, and reading essays. wait. He edited books to make wedding clothes for others, edited and established Erya Publishing House, which he has been running for nearly half a century. He must be an enthusiastic person who can endure loneliness and pursue his dreams diligently.