History of Human Space Exploitation

Chapter 32 The Story Behind The Pilgrims
Gu Lanlan: Hello, Mr. Silmons.

Silmons Anodor: Ms. Gu Lanlan, hello.

Gu Lanlan: Today I am very fortunate to have an appointment with one of the most prolific science fiction critics in the contemporary world, Mr. Selmons Anodor, and to conduct an in-depth interview with him.

Silmons Arnoldor: We are all following our ancestors, such as the great Mr. Isaac Asimov, Mr. Dan Simmons, Mr. Liu Cixin, and Mr. Arthur Clarke Waiting for the footsteps, or clumsily imitating many authors who have created profound science fiction concepts.

Gu Lanlan: You don't have to be modest.Let me introduce my audience friends first: Mr. Selmons Arnoldor is the most popular science fiction critic of our time.Mr. Syrmons's favorite work was created and published by the ancient American science fiction writer Dan Simmons at the end of the 20th century. It is also the tetralogy of the sci-fi masterpiece "Hyperion" that has been admired by science fiction fans for thousands of years.

When the first book was just published in 1989, "Hyberian" won almost all the honors that can be awarded to science fiction in this world, such as "Hugo Award", "Track Award" and "Nebula Award". The tetralogy of "Hyperion" is all-encompassing. In the book, the characters of seven pilgrims, Shrike, Pleasant Stone, John Keats, Aenea, Raul Antimine, etc., transcend the interaction of time and space, and describe for us a detailed picture of the future.Can I ask Mr. Silmons to talk about it here, out of all these roles, which one is your personal favorite?

Sirmons Anodor: Thank you, Ms. Gu Lanlan, for your introduction.Many readers may have felt that the author, Mr. Dan Simmons, is paying tribute to Mr. John Keats crazily throughout the book.But between the lines, Mr. Simmons also modestly stated that the greatness of Mr. Keats cannot be easily imitated by those of us, so he can only "pretend" the poor "simulation body", Johnny and Joseph Seven express such wishes.Of course, because of the admiration and love for Mr. Keats, the author also hopes that Mr. Keats can return to the world in some way, or obtain eternity in a form other than passing down the words he wrote.

Of course, readers should also be able to see that in the description of Martin Silenas, there are many projections of Mr. Simmons’ own life experience, such as a good childhood life and various past events of being manipulated by editors and rejected manuscripts in the early stage of writing .

Gu Lanlan: The author let Martin Silenus live a thousand years and become the oldest human being in the galaxy. Maybe it can be regarded as his wish and expectation for himself?Do you think Mr. Simmons' favorite character is Martin?
Silmons Anodor: Haha, of course everyone hopes that they can live long and live forever. Of course, they are not parasites like the cruciform that Bikura and later the Holy Spirit depend on for survival.However, my personal favorite character is not Martin. I am not obscene at all, and I don’t look like Satan at all (laughs).My favorite should be Consul.

Gu Lanlan: Consul?This is really unexpected.But when you say it like this, it really means something like that.I don’t know if the author didn’t name the consul because he wanted to coincide with the epitaph of Mr. John Keats?

Sirmons Anodor: Ms. Gu is amazing.

"The person who sleeps here, the book of fame and water", indeed, I heard that the author once wanted to be a diplomat when he was a child, and the description of Shili also poured Mr. Simmons' thoughts on his grandmother.However, from a writing point of view, those of us who came later had no choice but to explain the death and departure of the consul in the third part.After all, his characters and historical achievements have been fully described in the first two volumes.

If he continues to exist in the third or fourth part, it will be difficult not to conflict with the protagonists Raul and Igna, and even Martin in terms of roles.However, Xili's spaceship is also the consul's spaceship. As a kind of inheritance of the consul's spirit, it is still active in the third and fourth volumes.Indeed, in the setting of the consul, the author gave the consul too much sense of weight and historical responsibility.

Gu Lanlan: Well, from my reader’s point of view, Rainer Hoyt and Paul Dooley are destiny and faith, Federman Kassad is human’s confrontation with existence stronger than itself, and Martin Se Linus is a collection of secular life and thoughts, Saul Winterberg is the purest embodiment of human kinship, Height Masteen is the sense of mission endowed by history, and Braun Lamia is the simplicity Fraternity and a sense of duty, while the story of the consul's grandfather and Sealy is a sense of sadness that travels through time and space.I don't know if I'm roughly right?
Silmons Arnoldor: Not bad not bad!But for Rainer Hoyt, how to put it, I think the author punished him too severely in the book.He was a pitiful person, but he was as firm and patient as Du Lei.

At a time when the gospel of Jesus Christ was on the wane, and under the oppression of the kernel and others who wished to use the crucifix to survive, the cowardly Rainer Hoyt seemed to have little choice.I am more inclined to believe that he may have just accepted the conditions set by the kernel when the general situation is gone.In addition, I don’t know if readers have felt that Hoyt himself chose Father De Soya to hunt down Igna, which itself is also his expectation for the future and his resistance to the core.

Gu Lanlan: What you said really answered several doubts I had during the reading of the "Hyberian" tetralogy. Today's interview is really worthwhile for me, a super fan.However, Mr. Smallmons, I have one more question for you, which may not be so easy to answer.

Silmons Arnoldor: Please.

Gu Lanlan: At the beginning of the third part of the fourth book "The Rise of Andymion", Martin Silenus wakes up from a frozen slumber for more than nine years, and he asks his robot servant if he knows "BJ Flu" (Beijing Flu).What I want to ask you is, is the author, Mr. Simmons, saying this casually, or does he have other meanings?
Silmons Anodor: Alas, for this incident, please allow me to apologize to the readers of ancient Chinese descendants, especially the descendants of the BJ people, on behalf of the author.The author probably did not write this intentionally, please allow me to explain for the author.Readers know that in that part of the novel, the protagonists Igna and Raul are in an environment full of Chinese elements, such as Du Fu's poems, the Hanging Temple, Mount Heng, Guru, etc., and then when the scene turns to Martin, The author should have written this phrase casually to express Martin's love for the old.

Gu Lanlan: But it is true, you know, in this era, it is a bit "politically incorrect".

Sirmons Anodor: Yes, the **** that started in 2019 did cause great damage to the world of our ancestors, and that memory still has a lot of feelings for those of us who are 1000 years later.And, you know what?The hometown of Mr. Dan Simmons, Illinois, has almost 2020 million confirmed cases from 2021 to 150, and almost 5000 of them have passed away forever.From early 2020 to early 2022, Mr. Simmons will be at home in Peoria.He reads the news every day about the increase in the number of local confirmed cases and deaths. He should be really sad and empathetic.You should know that at that time, Illinois also had the highest number of confirmed cases in the entire United States.

In addition, readers of "Hyperion" should be aware that the author actually has a strong sense of reverence for Chinese culture.It is impossible for a person like him to show any disrespect to the people on this land.

Gu Lanlan: Before asking you this question, I did my homework.Before the severe global novel coronavirus outbreak, the WHO published "World Health Organization Best Practices for the Naming of New Human Infectious Diseases" in 2015 to guide member states in dealing with newly discovered viruses, etc. name.That is to say, in this document, it is proposed that no longer use place names, person names, animal names and other clearly directional words to name diseases in the future.And "The Rise of Andymion" with the word "Beijing Flu" was published in 1996. At that time, the world did not have such a strong awareness of this issue.

Sirmons Anodor: Thank you, Ms. Gu, for helping me explain it to everyone!Here I once again apologize to the Chinese readers and the people of BJ on behalf of Mr. Dan Simmons (stand up and bow).As you all know, I have owned the supercluster copyright of the "Hyperion" tetralogy since 2301 in the Universal Era. It is my responsibility to correct the fallacies in it. I will arrange it as soon as possible to correct this place.

Let me once again reiterate my respect for Chinese culture. In "Hyperion", the planet with the best environment in the entire ring network is Shenlin, and the owner of Shenlin, the brotherhood member who can best communicate with nature in the entire galaxy, has a deep Asian face.

Sol Winterberg is my favorite type of scholar, and when he and his lover Sarai first met, Sarai was wearing a cheongsam.Moreover, the planet with the Hanging Temple and Mount Heng is one of the most important places in the entire journey of Aenea and Raul.I think that readers who are familiar with "Hyperion" can understand the thinking behind Mr. Simmons' writing.

Gu Lanlan: Thank you for your answer!One last light question for you please?

Silmons Arnoldor: Please.

Gu Lanlan: In your opinion, if "Hyberian" was made into a film or TV series at the end of the 20th century or the beginning of the 21st century, who would play the saints of the brotherhood, the loyal voice of the giant tree, and Hite Masty? En most suitable?
Silmons Arnoldor: At no cost?If it is regardless of the cost, if it conforms to Mr. Simmons' description in the book, and can take care of the English and Chinese world's recognition of this actor when it is released in the future, I think it can only be Yao Ming, then chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. up.

Gu Lanlan: Haha, yes, Chairman Yao may be the only person whose height, demeanor and popularity are right now!
Thank you for accepting my interview today!
Silmons Anodor: Nice to meet you, glad to be able to communicate with readers of the whole galaxy cluster, thank you!

Note 1: This fictitious interview was written mainly to express the author's opinion on the word "BJ flu" that appeared in the fourth part of "Hyperion".Although this fictitious interview has the meaning of "speaking on behalf of the author", judging from the author's reading and understanding of the original work several times, it should not be the author Selmons Anno who appears such words that are unacceptable in our era. Dole's intentional negative expression.

Note 2: Mr. Sirmons Anodor's explanation of "BJ Flu" (Beijing Flu) in this article is the author's imagination.Until the date of publication of this article on "Qiandian Chinese Network", that is, January 2022, 1, the author did not learn of Mr. Simmons' own statement on this from any information channel.

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