sequence Tito The creation of novels, especially the creation of novels, occupies the most important position in modern literature.Because the function of the novel can almost cover the functions of all literary works; and its influence and scope are far deeper and wider than other literary works. Since the center of modern Chinese literature has shifted to Taiwan, writers have always felt the great responsibility of the current era, and all of them are moving towards the great course of promoting humanity and resolutely opposing the Communist Party.Over the past 30 years, an indomitable foundation has been laid for the Chinese Renaissance, and this foundation is continuing to be strengthened and expanded more vigorously.

In terms of novel creation, the results have been quite fruitful, both in quality and quantity.If compared with other scenes of Taiwan's construction and progress, it is not an exaggeration to say that literary creation has achieved equivalent achievements.Writers are engineers of the human soul. In the past years, great projects have been completed. We can learn the outline from the history of literature and art of the Republic of China published by Zhengzhong Bookstore.That is to say, Ms. Zhao Shuxia's new novel "Our Song" is 600,000 words long and has been serialized for 381 days in the middle and second editions. Now it is published as a single book with a thickness of nearly 1,000 pages. It is one of the arduous projects attracting attention both inside and outside.

Our Song is Ms. Zhao Shuxia's first novel. Before that, she wrote many essays and short stories.Her works are fluent and clear, with a unique elegance.The background of the novel is mostly in Europe, full of patriotism and nostalgia and strong will of struggle of overseas Chinese.Two years ago, she published a 30,000-word short story "The King of the Seine" in Zhongfu, and I began to have a deep impression on her works.I feel that her writing attitude is rigorous, not pretentious, not procrastinating, and her selection of materials is extremely fine.The shaping of the characters, the layout of the plot, the skills are sophisticated and sublime.At that time, he recommended to editor-in-chief Sun Ruling's brother that it should be included in the eighteenth volume of the Central Deputy Anthology.

At the beginning of February last year, the deputy editorial office received a letter from Ms. Zhao Shuxia from Switzerland, enclosing our song story outline and the first draft of 80,000 words.I was surprised after reading it, and found that this is a long-form creation with a bright theme, grasping the pulse of the times, fully expressing national determination, and highly readable.I was very excited at the time, and immediately wrote back to express my willingness to adopt it. I hope that the limit is 300,000 words, and please finish it as soon as possible, and send all the manuscripts. A month later, the author sent a continuation manuscript of 120,000 words. The attached letter said that according to her plan, it would be difficult to write 300,000 words freely. Half of the wonderful material she had worked so hard to save would go to waste.Therefore, she made a supplementary explanation of the original story outline, and finally said that the whole story will be completed in 500,000 to 600,000 words, and the draft will be completed within three months, hoping to gain the absolute trust of the deputy.

This is not a small problem for a supplement editor.First, it takes a year to finish publishing 600,000 words. What if readers are impatient?Second, the manuscript will be sent without sending it first and reading it first. What if the continued manuscript is interrupted or deteriorated? I was bored with the problem for two days, and read the outline and one-third of the original manuscript twice.I deeply feel that what the author said is completely reasonable, and I also know that for an author with a big heart, his/her writing must be for a valuable ideological goal, hoping to spread it to other people.We must respect this spirit of writing.

Ms. Zhao Shuxia has been in Europe for more than ten years. At this difficult time for the country, her thought warehouse is full of sad and happy stories of overseas Chinese struggling for survival.From the outline of the story and one-third of the manuscript, it can be seen that she is a patriotic writer full of national feelings. Her works always show noble moral sentiments and a compassionate mind.When she expresses the wandering feelings of many overseas Chinese, there are countless steel wires closely connected with us. She sincerely cares about the future and destiny of our country and the nation, and also pays special attention to the progress of Taiwan society and the well-being of the public. And natural, thoughtful and dense.This kind of writing attitude should be worthy of our 100% support and trust.

So, at the beginning of April, after the first full-length Seven Colored Jade of the Deputy Central Committee was published, we released our song without hesitation. Our song is a first-person colossus narrated from an omniscient point of view.The time of the story is contemporary; the space extends from Taiwan to Europe, next to the United States.There are three protagonists who are the soul of the whole novel: one is Yu Zhiyun who went to Germany from Taiwan and was ridiculed as buying a dowry of knowledge.One is Jiang Xiaofeng, a musician who is determined to create his own national voice for the motherland.One is He Shaoxiang, a scientist with international reputation who considers himself a man of the world.There are many related secondary characters, and the author seems to be very wise in shaping and portraying them, so that everyone has an independent personality.

The plot is based on the love and marriage of the three protagonists, so some readers think it is a romance novel, but it is not, at least most of them are not.Because there are many more important things in the whole article, including the various warp fibers they worked hard for their ideals, careers, and lives.In fact, the most important thing is that the author uses the conflict and unity of the basic ideas among the three as the most complicated weft, thus adding to the solid and noble quality of the whole story.I think readers will agree with me after reading this book. As for the title of the book Our Songs, it is actually a spiritual symbol expressed by the author's painstaking efforts. This symbol is also the great national sentiment and national determination.The author doesn't care whether there is a real song, or whether everyone is singing this song, but reminds us all the Chinese at home and abroad at any time, we must know ourselves and find ourselves, black hair will always be black hair, Yellow skin will always be yellow skin.You have to respect yourself, and you have to work hard.I once imagined that when the author is writing, I am afraid that many times he will feel sour in his heart and tears in his eyes, otherwise, there will not be so many true feelings overflowing in the work.

During the period of serialization, our songs generally attracted readers' attention and concern. Especially in the last month, the response was more enthusiastic than expected. We can no longer remember how many letters expressing concern or admiration for the author.But what moved us the most was that all the manuscripts of the author were sent within three months as scheduled, which did not make us suspenseful at all.Moreover, from the first page to the last page, the handwriting is neat and clean, so that we can read the original manuscript more comfortably and pleasantly than reading typeface.

Before the publication of this book, the author sent a letter to express his gratitude to the deputy, and asked me to write the preface.I dare not resign for writing the preface, but we dare not accept the thanks. We should really say the words of thanks, because we sincerely thank the author for his love for Zhongfu, and send the best works to Zhongfu first. May 31, 1969 (May 31, 1980)