"The Old Man and the Sea" is one of the most famous works of the tough guy Hemingway, which has won consecutive Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes in literature, and established Hemingway's status as a master in the literary world.

"The iceberg is majestic because it is only one-eighth exposed on the water, and in literature, words and images are one-eighth, and thoughts and spirits are seven-eighths hidden under the water. ”

This is one of the most famous statements in the field of literary theory, and has had a profound impact on the literary world, and in the Nobel Prize speech of The Old Man and the Sea, the book mentioned the "influence of contemporary style".

The core idea of the so-called iceberg theory is to be brief, that is, in the text, it is necessary to delete some trivial invalid information, not to make too many decorative descriptions, to keep calm and direct to the narrative itself, and to cut off those flowery rhetorical pile-ups and fancy metaphors.

In addition, the iceberg theory also requires the author to restrain personal emotions in his writing, not to do long emotional catharsis, but to present it in a subtle and euphemistic way, the most famous example is Hemingway's other masterpiece "Farewell to Arms", the end of the book has been revised forty times, although the protagonist has only two simple sentences, but the inner grief and despair are expressed at a glance.

"Love is hidden in indifferent words. ”

Another characteristic of the iceberg theory is reflected in the structure, which opposes the epic narrative of the whole era, but uses the method of intercepting fragments of the era or only taking events that happened at a certain point in time to set off the big with the small lining the big and peek at the leopard in the tube.

The author points out when talking about "The Old Man and the Sea". According to the original plan, the book would be as long as 1,000 pages, covering the birth, upbringing, and education of the villagers in the fisherman's village. But in the end, it was condensed into 50,000 words, focusing on the thrilling three days of the old fisherman fishing at sea.

Liu Jingting began to think that with only 50,000 words, with his current English skills, he was fully capable of controlling it, but after he only wrote 500 words, he decisively gave up this idea.

"It's too much trouble to look up a dictionary while writing. And once it's written, it can be more laborious to revise than to translate it directly. ”

Liu Jingting explained to Xu Qing, and persuaded himself by the way.

"You're finally aware. Xu Qing has always been unoptimistic about Liu Jingting's writing in English. After all, speaking and writing are completely different types of work.

……

When "The Old Man and the Sea" was officially released in the United States, the ten years of pavilion wear also came to an end, and according to the travel plan, this year's New Year was to be spent in Mexico.

"Mexicans eat wishing grapes to welcome the New Year. The meaning is similar to that of our Chinese dumplings. Xu Qing introduced.

"Why not corn? Aren't they the home of corn?"

Xu Qing glanced at Liu Jingting. Too lazy to talk to him anymore.

"Okay, okay, it's me who is talkative, Aunt Qing, please continue to explain. ”

Xu Qing hummed for a lifetime, and after all, she couldn't suppress the ** that she had seen and heard about her previous travels, and continued: "They will eat twelve grapes, each grape represents a month, and each grape makes a wish." Indicates a year-round smooth lì. ”

Liu Jingting nodded seriously and asked, "Mexico except for corn." Do you have any other special snacks?"

Xu Qing said fluently: "The whole world knows that French cuisine and Italian cuisine are famous, don't you know that in the eyes of the world's most authoritative gourmets, Mexican cuisine is as famous as France, China, Italy, and India, and these cuisines form the world's five major cuisines, do you say they have any special dishes?"

Liu Jingting nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly thought of another question, asking, "Is Mexican food sweet or salty?"

"It's spicy. ”

"That's great, Aunt Qing, where do we start?"

Xu Qing glared at Liu Jingting again with disgust, and said, "It seems to be some kind of gluttonous monster, why don't you see growth after walking so many places?"

……

Liu Jingting ushered in the eleventh year of Tingchuang in Mexico City, and after eating the twelfth grape, he made a phone call to his parents to report his safety, and then wished everyone a happy New Year in the work group.

However, due to the time difference, China has already entered the New Year ahead of schedule.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Jingting's blessing was finished, Kang Lingyue asked, "Liu Jingting, are you and Aunt Qing in America now?"

may be due to Liu Jingting's long-term absenteeism, Kang Lingyue forgot to call him "boss" and "editor-in-chief" in the work group.

"Mexico, how do you know that C has a speech positioning function now?"

"Jet lag boss!"

"Oh yes, it's a dozen hours slow here. ”

Kang Lingyue had a sweaty expression.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to reply: "Let everyone laugh." ”

After Xu Qing finished this reply, she turned her head and asked Liu Jingting: "Kang Lingyue studied in the United States before, right?"

"yes. ”

"Let's talk to her privately. ”

Liu Jingting was slightly stunned, then understood, nodded, and clicked on Kang Lingyue's dialog box.

The deadline for entries for the Nobel Prize in Literature is in February of each year, and those eligible to nominate for the Nobel Prize are either Nobel laureates in literature, professors of linguistics, presidents of writers' associations of various countries, or academicians of other countries with the same qualifications as members of the Swedish Academy of Letters.

Now that "The Old Man and the Sea" is in the United States, if you apply for the Nobel Prize, you naturally need professors from American universities to promote it, and Kang Lingyue has completed her master's degree in the United States, and her tutor undoubtedly has this qualification.

Liu Jingting simply introduced his plan to Kang Lingyue, how smart Kang Lingyue was, immediately comprehended the spirit, and replied: "I'll contact my mentor Dao Langton immediately, and leave this matter to me." ”

As a student majoring in literature, Kang Lingyue will never object to being able to participate in this level of "conspiracy", and since entering the "Craftsman's Record", she has talked to her colleagues about Liu Jingting's glorious past.

"That's fine, no matter what the outcome is, there's a reward. ”

"Cut. Treat you as a friend to help you. ”

"I'm sorry, I made a slip of the tongue, and I used to pretending to be the boss with the old ones. ”

"Haha. I haven't seen you pretend a few times, if you really feel uneasy, then when it is done, you can promise me one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I didn't expect it yet, but I'll talk about it then. ”

Liu Jingting was in a trance for a while, and was once again impressed by the words of the ancients, "Everywhere you pay attention to knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article". It seems that the famous scene in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" is not fabricated out of thin air.

"That said, but it had to be within my reach. ”

Liu Jingting finally felt Zhang Wuji's mood.

"Of course, otherwise there is no point. ”

……

Pavilion wore eleven February. The Nobel Prize turmoil has long since subsided, and Liu Jingting has also been completely silent, and there is no longer a stay in Venice, nor a public appearance like in the Louvre Museum in France.

Exactly four months!

Everyone understands the disappointment and anger in his heart. And no longer as eager to urge him to return as he did at the beginning.

But. Seeing that the agreed date is approaching, everyone is also secretly anxious, depending on the situation, Husta and Blueprints have no intention of giving in, and Liu Jingting, who was eliminated once, has not submitted a new work at all this year, and the possibility of winning the award is basically zero.

In other words, when October comes, Liu Jingting has to make a difficult choice.

Quitting the literary world?

Based on this concern. The more Gu Yongsheng's readers dare not mention this matter in the forum, I hope that everyone will gradually ignore the gambling contract. A year later, Gu Yongsheng officially returned, and then opened a new book, which was the same.

"A year has passed in a blink of an eye, if Liu Jingting doesn't win the Nobel Prize this year, will he really retire from the literary world?"

On the Internet, there will never be a shortage of good deeds, and readers who have been patient and try to avoid this topic are eager to immediately scold the poster, but everyone also knows that there is no practical point in covering up their ears and stealing the bell.

"Are you still talking about this topic, experts and readers all over the world believe that Liu Jingting is eligible for the Nobel Prize, isn't that enough?"

The indignant reader saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he had to come forward to debate in frustration.

"And Gu Da said very clearly, it's just that 'Liu Jingting' and 'Gu Yongsheng' retreated, not Long Greedy Cup and Lin Huan, let alone Werther and Germink!"

Although the scale is small, this voice has continued.

"The words he said are like digging holes, and he has to fill them himself, whether it is Liu Jingting or Gu Yongsheng, from his debut to the present, he has hardly encountered any real setbacks, it is precisely because of this that he will be so reckless to say the bet to the camera, because he has never failed, so I don't know if I am afraid, I personally think that this lesson is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

After the limelight passed, some well-known commentators and micro-bloggers began to come forward to talk about this matter, and they generally affirmed Liu Jingting's achievements, and then pointed out that "this is a practice", "young people are not afraid of experience", and "setbacks make people grow......

The situation of "Times Critics" forming groups is not new in the online world, because they have their own circles, and if they want to stir up any topic, as long as they call on it in the circle, everyone will go out collectively, and they can basically stir up a hot topic within two days.

……

"Actually, we don't need to be so frustrated at all, as long as the readers support it, whatever they say. ”

At lunchtime, Wang Jianshan, deputy editor-in-chief of "Craftsman Record", comforted everyone.

Everyone has a "hmm" on their mouths, but they have other ideas in their hearts, this is an era that values results, and a qiē reason and explanation are the embodiment of poor strength in people's hearts.

Almost everyone, when they listen to someone explain something that has failed, has the same thing in their heart: "Not enough." ”

It's like when Liu Jingting completely lost the Nobel last year, someone was already analyzing the possible reasons and began to look for the flaws in those two works.

In fact, there is no such thing as "defeat is glorious" in this world.

An obscure boxer who has been supported by Tyson's fist for a long time before going down, you might say in passing, losing great, but that athlete will continue to be unknown.

The same is true of Yoo Kyung-jeong's problem.

Either continue to write with this stain, or change the pseudonym in a gloomy way.

……

Liu Jingting's new pen name is called "T-Haibei", an American woman's name, which originally means "Tai Haibei", and the reason why she uses a woman's pen name is because the signer of the publishing contract of "The Old Man and the Sea" is called "Xu Qing", and the materials for the Nobel Prize in Literature are also named this name.

Although "The Old Man and the Sea" did not make a sensation on one continent like "Waiting for Godot" and "The Merchant of Venice", this work has caused quite a stir in the United States.

"The refined words, the profound philosophical implications, the exquisite structure, and the high-spirited and unyielding sentiment all contribute to this great work!"

Professor Yale Dorlangton took the time to write a preface to this work, which gave it a very high evaluation.

"This is a landmark masterpiece!"

The New York Times also gave high praise.

After that, the world's top best-selling author Blueprint enthusiastically recommended the book on his personal Twitter: "Only the spirit is undefeated can make people's hearts tremble, this is a classic that deserves to be read again and again by all mankind, and you will remember that great old man!"

I have to say that after the recommendation of Blueprints, the sales of "The Old Man and the Sea" began to skyrocket, including many well-known hosts, critics and stars, and then the one-sided good word-of-mouth, and the sales rose again.

In just one week, "The Old Man and the Sea" sold 620,000 copies in the United States, a figure that even surpassed the appeal of Gu Yongsheng's martial arts in China, but the two countries with different genuine consciousness really lack effective analogy.

Liu Jingting himself was not surprised by this sales figure, after all, he had created a sales miracle of 52O million copies in 48 hours.

Xu Qing was a little incredulous, especially when she held the manuscript fee card in her name, she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart.

A novel of less than 100,000 words can make a multimillionaire!

Is this a way to realize the American dream?

Of course, this kind of love is just a flash, in essence, she is used to going south and north, and she is still less interested in money.

"The card is for you, don't forget the manuscript fee that Jì gave to Lulu. ”

"Put the card there first, and then transfer one-third to her after returning to China. Liu Jingting said lightly, as if he was talking about thousands of yuan.

Xu Qing is not a hypocritical person, she put the card into her wallet and said, "Then let's go back to China, anyway, I still have to use money on the road later." ”

……

"It's an extraordinarily powerful, incredibly concise work with an irresistible beauty. ”

A member of the Swedish Academy of Letters commented: "It's hard to imagine that this work is not by a female writer. ”

"Don't forget Jì, Hesta is also a female writer. Another female academician reminded.

"I guess this time, I'm going to say sorry to that Chinese boy again, what do you think, Professor Glenn?"

Niu smiled and shook his head, noncommittal.

Because of Liu Jingting's matter, Lao Niu's performance this year is obviously low-key and silent, and other academicians are also tacit.

"However, this Xu Qing is also Chinese. ”

"I know that there is a female writer named Xu Qing in Nangang, China. Niu said cheerfully.

"No matter how much, this year I support this book to the end. ”

"Me too. ”

"I still support Yoo Kyung-jeong. The smile on Niu's cheerful face was a little imperceptibly complicated.

"The Old Man and the Sea" finally entered the final election and was ruled as this year's Nobel work by a disparity of 13 to 2......!

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