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Lu Shi's mourning for Wilde did not cause the expected uproar.

Ordinary people only care about whether the novel is interesting or not,

As for who Wilde was?

Sorry, don't pay attention.

But novel writers and literary critics are different. There are admirers and opponents, and their opinions vary.

Knut Hamsun took the lead in carrying the banner of "smash land\

,"He fired at Lu Shi on the book review page of a certain magazine: ""And There Were None" is well written, but its roots are as crooked as Mr. Wilde's, and I don't know if this Chinese novelist is rooted in the wrong place. , grow a poisonous weed."

That's a very harsh word,

Whether in Chinese or English context, "genzi" and "rooted" are puns, the kind that specializes in Xiasanlu.

Moreover, not only Hamsun,

Almost all conservative writers turned on their free mics and attacked Lu Shi.

Some people even bluntly said that Lu Shi should delete the eulogy when republishing, otherwise it will discredit the Royal Publishing Bureau.

This annoys liberals,

Since Wilde's works can be performed in the Royal Theater, it means that the level must pass the test, and there is no problem politically.

Why not let people mourn publicly! ?

George Bernard Shaw stepped forward and fought back fiercely in the Manchester Guardian,

Looking at that posture, it seems that he and Wilde have never had a quarrel.

Moreover, this old man is good at sarcasm, he doesn't use dirty words when he scolds people, and his fighting power is much higher than that of ordinary writers.

Literati are not easy to bully,

The word is blade,

Mo Weifeng,

The pen is the sword,

The two sides used various newspapers and magazines as their positions to fight fiercely.

The center of the matter is obviously not Wilde anymore, but freedom and conservatism, and the tone is getting higher and higher.

Literary researchers of later generations will definitely be confused when they see this period of history.

First, when Hamsun scolded Lu,

Then Bernard Shaw scolded Hamsun.

Then it starts to get magical.

William Butler Yeats blasted George Bernard Shaw over the mic,

Romain Rolland, who was far away in France, was desperate for justice and stood up to help scold Yeats.

Yeats immediately scolded back.

These people, Hamsun is Norwegian, Bernard Shaw is Irish, Yeats is Irish, Roland is French,

From a geographical point of view, it can be said that:

The whole Northwest Europe is smashed into a pot of porridge!

On the way, a young man less than 20 years old named Stefan Zweig appeared.

Zweig's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he complained about the old seniors one by one,

It is said that Shaw's gradualism is "safe rebellion", Romain Rolland "writes novels with music", Yeats's symbolism and metaphysical poems are "typical feudal evils", and Tagore's "extremely poor translation level".

So, everyone turned their guns again, and angrily sprayed Zweig for attacking the old comrades.

In just three or four days, all the writers from all walks of life appeared on the stage after you sang, it was like setting off a cultural movement.

...

Fleet Street,

Editorial Office, Manchester Guardian.

Snapped--

Lu Shi put down the newspaper and tried his best to suppress a smile,

I didn't expect Zweig to be so aggressive when he was young, and he didn't care about scolding people.

Bernard Shaw said angrily, "I bet this Zweig is French."

Lu Shi was surprised,

"Huh? Why do you think so?"

Bernard Shaw clicked on the newspaper,

"Look at what he said about Mr. Roland, 'Writing novels with music', it doesn't sound like criticism~"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Shi finally laughed out loud,

"So, you guess that Zweig is a fellow of Mr. Roland?"

Bernard Shaw snorted, looked at the newspaper again, and said, "Is there any need to think about it?"

The characteristics of Roland's novels are summarized as "writing novels with music", because Roland is not only a thinker, writer, social activist, but also a music critic.

That evaluation is indeed commendatory.

Unfortunately, Zweig is not French, but Austrian,

Bernard Shaw guessed wrong.

Lu Shi said, "This matter has nothing to do with the region, right? Aren't you and Mr. Yeats both Irish?"

Bernard Shaw was slightly stunned: "Tsk... I am not the same as Yeats. I support the new drama, he likes the gorgeous style of romanticism, and his tendencies are completely different. I have a lot of debates with him."

It was only then that Lu Shi suddenly realized,

No wonder Yeats had nothing to do, yet he still jumped out to fight Bernard Shaw,

It turned out that the two had long had conflicts.

Lu Shi comforted: "Okay~Okay~ Don't be angry. Leaving Yeats aside for now, look at Zweig, he didn't even let Tagore go, you know it's young people who think too much and don't know the heights of heaven and earth~"

Bernard Shaw said: "It means bullying others. Tagore is in India, and there is no way to fight back."

Saying that, Bernard Shaw glanced at Lu Shi,

"Aren't you a young man too?"

Lu Shi couldn't help laughing and said, "My mentality is that of an old man."

Bernard Shaw almost wanted to roll his eyes.

At this moment, the door of the editor's office was pushed open, and Scott hurried in,

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Xiao, are you here?"

Lu Shi immediately nodded,

"Mr. Chancellor is going to contribute again, so I'll accompany him over here."

Scott understands,

"Book review? Good! Show me! Maybe we can recreate the grand occasion of the literary discussion between Dostoevsky and Turgenev."

Dostoevsky and Turgenev looked down on each other, and the scolding war lasted for thirty years.

Moreover, this kind of scolding is not scolding by a shrew,

As prominent figures, they satirize each other in magazines, newspapers, and even self-published books.

But at the same time, the two wrote novels such as "Demons" and "Crime and Punishment", which are regarded as classics by later generations.

That's why Scott said "the occasion."

Scott was reading the manuscript there, and Bernard Shaw on the side said to Lu Shi with some guilt: "It's a pity that because of these dirty things, people have downplayed that little poem you wrote. Sigh..."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Mr. Chancellor, it's not because of you, you don't have to blame yourself."

Bernard Shaw gave a shallow "hmm" and asked again: "By the way, what's the name of that poem?"

——

The night gave me black eyes,

I use it to find light.

——

This is a modern poem called "One Generation" written by Gu Cheng.

Lu Shi pondered for a moment, felt that there was no need to change the name, and then said, ""One Generation"."

Bernard Shaw's eyes could not help but brighten, and he sincerely praised: "Good! What a "generation"! There is no more suitable name than this! And..."

He sighed silently,

"Zweig said that I support gradual reforms, which is a kind of 'safety rebellion'. In fact, I don't think it is wrong. In an era when progressivism is eternally correct, conservatism itself is a kind of rebellion against the mainstream."

Lu Shi was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the other party to change the subject,

"You're such a thinker," he said.

Bernard Shaw laughed,

"Don't think I can't hear your sarcasm. However, I still want to thank you. It was after reading your song "A Generation" that I felt it."

The two were chatting, and Scott on the side suddenly clapped his hands,

"Okay! Mr. Xiao is really amazing! This article is very well written."

Seeing Scott's eyes light up, Lu Shi knew,

Ouxibei had to continue cooking porridge.