Chinanews.com, Beijing, March 3rd (Reporter Ying Ni) From a young scholar of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a Ph. Xu Kun, editor-in-chief of the magazine and winner of the Lu Award, has released a new work "Sacred Marriage" after ten years of precipitation.

　　At the work seminar a few days ago, Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, said bluntly that it had been a long time since he had read such a delightful novel, and felt that the fiery real life before had returned.

"Sacred Marriage" is a concentrated description of contemporary China, especially contemporary urban life, presenting a state of vitality and vitality.

Group photo of seminar guests

　　He pointed out that the characters in the novel have very distinct personalities, and everyone’s life and emotions are deeply painful, but they are still full of love for life. Everyone has lived independently and happily in the novel, and the ups and downs of fate, The contradictions and conflicts in life have finally reached reversal and harmony.

The novel also presents a unique regional style feature.

The whole novel is handled vividly, satisfactorily, and securely. It is an excellent work worthy of aftertaste, research and evaluation.

　　Guo Yiqiang, president of the China Book Critics Association, believes that "Sacred Marriage" touches on grand spiritual issues.

In Xu Kun's novel, he wrote about a group of people who stick to traditional and excellent values ​​in the new era, such as Kong Lingjian, the director of the Universe Institute, Mao Zhen, the deputy director, Sa Zhishan, a researcher who died on a temporary post, and Cheng Tiantian, a volunteer in the mountainous area.

Only when the people have faith can the nation have hope and the country have strength.

The novel is also not lacking in comedy, and has a sense of humor from Northeast local operas. It highlights righteousness in the contest between good and evil, and always has strong compassion for the fate of the characters.

Photo courtesy of writer Xu Kun Publishing House

　　Shi Zhanjun, a member of the party group of the Chinese Writers Association, secretary of the secretariat, and editor-in-chief of "People's Literature", pointed out that in addition to writing about the endless life nearby and the intricate toil of people on the road, Xu Kun also wrote Evocations of distance and idealism.

Nearby, on the road, and far away—the entire spiritual structure of this novel is very stable; the love of children, professionalism, and heroism—the writing methods that several generations of writers are good at, have been integrated or even sublimated here by Xu Kun.

At the same time, the process of China's modernization in the new era is clearly captured by "Sacred Marriage". After entering the city, people escape from the city or are stationed in the countryside, which is also a rich mine of literature.

How to integrate into the new era with a sense of novel and into the long journey of enhancing spiritual strength, "Sacred Marriage" is an iconic work, worthy of constant mention and repeated reading.

　　Li Hongqiang, editor-in-chief of People's Literature Publishing House, said that "Sacred Marriage" is an important achievement of People's Literature Publishing House in the past year, and it is also one of the best books of the Humanities Society in 2022.

In recent years, the Humanities Society has published many excellent novels, among which "Sacred Marriage" is undoubtedly the most prominent in terms of directly writing about the numerous and dramatic changes in the vast life in the new era.

With a lively and crisp writing style and a high-spirited narrative, the novel takes Beijing in the new era as a performance stage, focusing on typical groups of citizens, urban elites, intellectuals, and young returnees.

　　Bai Ye, the former president of the Chinese Contemporary Literature Research Association and a researcher at the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that "Sacred Marriage" directly faces the current life and has a strong sense of reality.

It is rare for us to see novels that dare to describe the present at such a close distance. From this we can also see Xu Kun's unique ability to read life and grasp reality.

　　Zhang Qinghua, president of the China Contemporary Literature Research Association and professor of the School of Liberal Arts of Beijing Normal University, said that Xu Kun has returned after years of silence. "Sacred Marriage" is a novel that answers the questions of the times, ethics and values ​​of emotion and marriage. It has a strong sense of the times, value questioning, and ethical torture.

In addition, the text is like a person, and the narrative rhythm of the novel is capable, clean, and fast, faintly reminiscent of Xu Kun's early novels.

I especially like the sarcasm in intellectual families, which is Xu Kun's forte.

　　The seminar was jointly sponsored by People's Literature Publishing House and "Writer" magazine.

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