The International PEN Congress has officially begun, and the first few days are a time for everyone to interact with each other, and the organizers will hold various seminars.

The scope of the symposium is very wide, including Shakespeare Seminar, the future direction of European literature, poetry writing skills, etc., and the overall atmosphere is equivalent to an international literary academic conference.

Because the theme of the congress was inclined to the oppressed countries, there was also a literary exchange in the Far East.

As a result of 1984, PEN International added a small discussion on the novel.

It can be said that the organizers gave Lin Zixuan a lot of time to lobby writers from various countries.

If it weren't for China's mission to join PEN, he would have enjoyed his trip to the UK.

However, the Soviet Union continued to exert influence, and more and more writers around the world joined the boycott of 1984, among which there were also voices from China.

At this time, Lin Zixuan personally felt the ordeal of a classic work that transcended the times.

In later generations, "1984" is recognized as a great work in the world, and has been named one of the 20 books that changed the world.

It is juxtaposed with Darwin's "The Origin of Species", Shakespeare's plays, and Einstein's theory of relativity.

But in this era, it has become the target of criticism, which shows that great works are difficult to understand by the world, and "The Origin of Species" was also attacked by a storm when it was first published.

As the Western proverb goes, if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

If you want to have the world honor that "1984" brings, you must first endure the hardships it brings.

In this regard, Lin Zixuan was quite helpless, he was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

Actually, there is another way. That is, he avoided this international pen meeting and let Xu Zhimo and Yu Dafu play the leading roles.

That might be able to mitigate the negative effects of 1984.

However, Xu Zhimo and Yu Dafu disagreed.

Lin Zixuan is a representative of the Chinese literary circle, a central figure in the Chinese PEN Center, some people oppose Lin Zixuan, and many writers from Western countries support Lin Zixuan.

Once Lin Zixuan withdrew. Those who support it may change their minds, and the situation may be even worse.

This is a situation in which we must not back down.

Moreover, even if it doesn't work out this time, there will be a chance in the future, so there's no need to worry so much, just do your best.

Lin Zixuan thought about it, he seemed to take this matter too seriously, he was still young. Wait.

The reason why he is so eager is that he wants China to make a voice in the world, he has carried too heavy a burden on himself, and he does not have the relaxed mentality when he first crossed over.

This may be the result of growth.

Thinking of this, he relaxed a little and faced the challenges with a more composed attitude.

At the seminar on "1984", he calmly faced praise and criticism, and responded to many criticisms.

This kind of response without arrogance or impatience has won a lot of praise. The British news media called it the Oriental bearing.

The three young Chinese writers who came to participate in the International PEN Congress performed brilliantly in a series of activities.

The romantic temperament of Xu Zhimo's classical poets, and Yu Dafu's exquisite insights into literature. Lin Zixuan's style as a literary master has left a deep impression on writers from all over the world.

The Western media generally praised the three Chinese writers.

Young, energetic, familiar with the West, accomplished in literature, and a representative of the Chinese cultural community.

Especially Yu Dafu. He is an absolute linguistic genius, fluent in English, Japanese, German and French.

He chatted with the European and American writers present without any obstacles, and even talked and laughed freely.

During this time, Rabindranath Tagore of India came to London and joined the literary extravaganza.

This is the reinforcement invited by Xu Zhimo. Tagore had planned to come to England to lecture a little later, but now a month or two earlier, he has always had a good opinion of China.

Rabindranath Tagore has a lot of influence in the West, and China and India are both Eastern countries and should support each other.

He also enthusiastically participated in the book fair held by the Chinese Publishing House in London, and praised the traditional oriental culture.

Lin Zixuan did not forget about the book fair, under the arrangement of the British cultural department, the activities of the book fair were very smooth, and the newspapers also promoted it, and he would often mention the book exhibition about Chinese culture in interviews.

He even gave Chinese books as gifts to writers from all over the world.

When Tagore visited China in 1924, he and Lin Zixuan had differences on certain points of view and did not reach an agreement.

This time, he still disagreed with Lin Zixuan on his attitude towards the Soviet Union, but it did not hinder cooperation between the two sides.

The three days passed quickly, and it was time for the final vote.

Before that, Lin Zixuan had a chance to speak in public.

He prepared a speech called "Silent China".

The name was a speech given by Lu Xun in Hong Kong on February 18, 1927, and was later published in Hong Kong newspapers.

Lu Xun means to criticize ancient texts and advocate vernacular texts, and there are many insightful opinions in the articles.

He believes that China has had no voice for many years, ordinary people have no voice, and learned people just hide and pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"Young people can first turn China into a China with a voice. Speak boldly, act bravely, forget all the stakes, push away the ancients, and express your sincere words. ”

"Let's imagine that the people who don't have a voice now are those peoples. Can we hear the voices of the Egyptians? Can you hear the voice of Annan, North Korea? In addition to Tagore, is there any other voice in India? ”

Lin Zixuan's promotion of China's participation in the International PEN is precisely to give China's own voice heard.

A country and a nation must not remain silent forever, but must dare to raise their voices and let the world hear the roar of a nation, and this is exactly what he wants to achieve.

In this speech, he believes that the oppressed countries need to raise their voices even more, and they cannot go on silently, otherwise they will not explode in silence, but will perish in silence.

China has not spoken out for too long, and after a century of humiliation and suffering, it is time for China to speak.

As a writer, it is your responsibility to listen and observe your own country, to write about what you hear and see, to convey it to the whole world, to tell the world about the events that are happening there.

All the oppressed peoples of the world need a voice, and International PEN provides that channel.

"That's what I'm here for, to make China have a voice and stop being silent." Lin Zixuan said.

At the end, he recited a poem by Wen Yiduo called "One Sentence".

There is a saying that is a curse, and there is a saying that can light a fire. Don't look at the five thousand years without saying it, can you guess through the silence of the volcano? Maybe it was a sudden enchantment, and suddenly a thunderbolt in the blue sky.

Burst: "Our China!" ”

What does this teach me to say today? If you don't believe that the iron tree can bloom, then there is a sentence you listen to: Wait for the volcano to be silent, don't tremble, stick out your tongue, pause, and wait for a thunderbolt in the blue sky.

Burst: "Our China!" (To be continued.) )