“人的一生會經歷很多痛苦,但回首想起來,都是傳奇。”
近日,作家劉楚昕創作的小說《泥潭》獲漓江文學獎虛構類獎,他在臺上分享了和女友的故事。起初,大家以為他要講述的是一段甜蜜的愛情故事,然而聽到結尾,很多人落下了眼淚……
"Over the hill, I discovered no one was waiting..." These poignant lyrics, echoing through an award acceptance speech, have resonated deeply across Chinese social media.
"Life's tribulations become legends in retrospect," said Liu Chuxin, author of the novel
Quagmire, as he accepted the Fiction Category award at the Lijiang Literary Awards. What began as an expected tale of love transformed into a deeply moving account of loss, bringing many in the audience to tears.
“越過山丘 才發現無人等候”
劉楚昕說,2017年,他在武漢大學讀博期間,遇到了他的初戀女友。
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那時,心懷文學夢的他,即使是和女友散步時,也總想著創作。“有時候散步時,我突然不說話了。她便問,你是不是要回去寫作了?我說,是。”
Liu recounted meeting his first love while pursuing his PhD at Wuhan University in 2017. Consumed by literary ambitions, his college life circled around writing, with even walks with his girlfriend being interrupted by the urge to write. "Sometimes during a walk, I'd suddenly fall silent. She'd ask, 'Do you need to go back and write?' And I'd say yes," Liu recalled.
劉楚昕說,女友心里不高興,但還是會放他回去。
劉楚昕和女友 圖源:央視新聞
劉楚昕說,那時他常常給女友“畫餅”——如果小說發表了、獲獎了,一定給她買化妝品、買衣服……
Though disappointed, she always let him go. Liu often made promises – cosmetics, clothes – contingent on future publication or awards.
劉楚昕回憶,2020年的一天,女友在聽一首歌,歌詞是“越過山丘,卻發現無人等候”。他當時并不能理解這句歌詞,女友卻說,“如果有一天你真的獲獎了,但你的家人和我都不在了……”也許,就會明白歌詞的意思。
講到這里,劉楚昕再也止不住流淚。
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A pivotal moment came in 2020. His girlfriend listened to the Jonathan Lee song "
Over the Hill". "If one day you really win an award, but I and your family aren't there anymore... you might understand," she told him, referencing the lyric about finding no one waiting. Recalling this prophecy, Liu broke down on stage.
2021年,相戀近4年的女友,因胃癌永遠地離開了他。整理女友遺物的時候,劉楚昕發現了一封留給他的信:“希望你在痛苦中寫出一部偉大的作品。”
劉楚昕說,如果可以選擇,他寧愿不獲獎、不寫任何作品,只想跟她平平淡淡過一生。
In 2021, after nearly four years together, Liu’s girlfriend passed away from stomach cancer. Among her belongings, he found a letter: "I hope you write a great work from your pain."
"If I could choose," Liu said, voice thick with emotion, "I'd trade any award, any book, just to have lived an ordinary life with her."
“從泥潭中重新站起來”
劉楚昕是湖北荊州人,今年34歲,目前在湖北省社會科學院工作。從小喜歡文學的他,13歲就萌生了作家夢。之后的十幾年,他一直在寫作,后來也投了很多稿,卻屢遭退稿。
劉楚昕說,“每次投稿都是為了提高寫作水平。從最開始沒有人理會,到后來編輯寫評語和修改意見,我就知道自己的寫作進步了。”
Liu Chuxin, 34, hails from Jingzhou, Hubei province, and now works at the Hubei Provincial Academy of Social Sciences. His passion for writing sparked at age 13. Decades of writing followed, marked by numerous rejections. "Each submission aimed to improve," he noted. "Progress came slowly, from silence to editors offering critiques."
劉楚昕介紹,此次獲獎的小說《泥潭》于2013年開始構思、動筆,2016年完成初稿,后續又不斷修改、打磨,直到2024年完成了終稿。
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為了寫這本小說,劉楚昕也查閱了很多背景資料,耗費了很多精力,就像陷入泥潭一樣。
他說:“小說中,主人公沒有走出泥潭,但自己比較幸運,不管是寫作上,還是人生中,也算重新站了起來。”
Quagmire, the award-winning novel, was a decade-long labor. Conceived in 2013, drafted by 2016 and relentlessly revised, it reached its final form in 2024. Extensive research consumed Liu, mirroring the novel's title. "The protagonist remains trapped," Liu reflected, "but I was luckier. I managed to stand up again, both in writing and in life."
“回頭想想,都是傳奇”
在寫作上,劉楚昕說,自己還需要繼續打磨和沉淀,接下來想嘗試更多題材的寫作。對于新人作家,劉楚昕說,他也是追夢20年才終于實現。
“要在適當的時候和文學和解。不是每個人都要做托爾斯泰,也不是唯有山頂的風景是最好的。”
他也希望,將來能有更多的獎項設置扶持新人作家。
He emphasized the need for further refinement and exploration of new genres. Addressing aspiring writers, Liu shared his twenty-year journey: "Reconcile with literature at the right time. Not everyone needs to be Tolstoy, and the view isn't only best from the summit." He advocated for more awards supporting emerging voices.
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領獎現場,劉楚昕也分享了女友曾贈予他的一句話:
“人的一生會經歷許多痛苦,但回頭想想,都是傳奇。”
他一直銘記著這句話,也想送給所有奮力趕路的人。
He concluded his acceptance speech by sharing his late girlfriend's enduring gift: "One experiences many hardships in life, but, looking back, they become legends." A message, he said, for all persevering on their path.
很多網友也被他的獲獎感言觸動:“她預感到你會感到痛苦,提前埋下了讓你積極的力量。”
可能痛苦、可能失去,可能流淚、可能淋雨。但只要心里有夢,就請帶著愛,堅持走下去吧。
劉楚昕獲獎感言:
有點不知道說什么,就講講我的故事,追逐了文學夢20年的故事。
從我大約十三、四歲的時候,我就有一個夢想——想成為一個作家。之后一直投稿一直被拒稿,投了十多年稿,到今天才獲獎。
看起來這個故事好像非常勵志:一個人追尋了20年的夢想,最后實現了。但這個夢想還有另一面。
2017年,我到武漢大學哲學院讀博士,遇到了我的初戀女友。每次我們散步時,我就跟女友說我要回去寫作了,她當然很不高興,但最后還是會放我回去。
有時候散步時我突然不說話了,女朋友便問:“你是不是要回去寫作了?”我說是。
我也給女友畫餅,說等小說發表、獲獎了,就給她買化妝品、買衣服。她擔心我的夢想若實現不了,我會不會崩潰。
我開玩笑嚇唬她:“要是成不了作家,我就自我毀滅!她回我:你要毀滅就自己毀滅,何必拉上我!”
2020年的一天,她在聽一首歌,歌詞是“越過山丘,卻發現無人守候”。我當時覺得這歌詞莫名其妙。
她對我說:“你想一想,有一天你獲獎了,但爺爺奶奶、爸爸媽媽和我都不在了……”(哽咽)一年后,她因癌癥去世了。
整理她遺物時,我發現了她留給我的信,信里寫著:“希望你在痛苦中寫出一部偉大的作品!”
最后,我想用她的一句話結束感言——“人的一生會經歷許多痛苦,但回頭想想,都是傳奇。”
編輯:李金昳
實習生:裴藝
來源:央視新聞
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