1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 581
Lin Weimin glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already 10:30, and the call at this time was either urgent or international.

After answering the phone, sure enough, it was Roger Strauss.

On the phone, Roger Strauss told Lin Weimin some good news excitedly.

This morning, the US National Book Critics Association Awards just announced the list of winners. His "Hunting" was impressively on the list and won the Fiction Award of this year's National Book Critics Association Awards.

The time difference between China and Mimi was nearly twelve hours. As soon as the list of winners was announced, Roger Strauss couldn't wait to call Lin Weimin. This time "Hunting" won the award and his operation was indispensable. Apart from announcing the good news, he might not have the idea of ​​claiming credit for the call.

The American National Book Critics Award was founded in 1974 by the All-Mi Book Critics Association. The members are all well-known writers and editors in the American publishing industry. Every year, the association selects 24 members to form a review committee to recommend and select the best books of the year.

Unlike the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, which are only awarded to American writers, both are the three major awards for mainstream literature in the United States. The American National Book Critics Award is the only award among the three awards that does not require the nationality of the author. Its awards The scope covers all books translated into English and published in the United States. The only shortcoming is probably that there is no bonus.

This is Lin Weimin's second award after winning the award for "Burning" in 1987, which is full of gold.

Since the establishment of the National Book Critics Association of the United States, Lin Weimin is the third writer who has won the award twice.

The first two writers were EL Doctorow, who won awards for "Ragtime" in 1975 and "Billy Bathgate" in 1989; John Updike, who won awards for "Rabbit" in 1981. Rich", and won the award in 1990 with "The Rabbit Rested".

The two writers who won the award before Lin Weimin are American writers, and their four works all swept the three major literary awards in the United States that year.

In other words, if Lin Weimin is a writer of American nationality, his two works are also likely to be the guests of the three major literary awards.

After thanking Roger Strauss on the phone, Lin Weimin yawned uncontrollably.

"Sorry, Roger. But you have to know, it's already midnight in China. I just got promoted recently, so I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time to go to the United States to receive the award."

Roger Strauss was full of regret when he heard the words, "Okay then. By the way, the reporter from the New H Agency in your country interviewed me, and I have a lot of good things to say for you."

Facing Roger Strauss' invitation, Lin Weimin's reaction was uneventful, even if you don't praise me, he will polish it for you, don't worry.

"By the way, Lin, have you thought about publishing your work in Italy? I happen to be working with an Italian publisher, and they are very interested in your work."

The yawning Lin Weimin finally regained consciousness when he heard the word "publisher".

Someone came to deliver money?

That can't be avoided.

He immediately said enthusiastically: "Roger, thank you so much, you are the best partner!"

Mr. Lin focuses on the truth.

They made an appointment to let the Italian publisher contact him later, and the two hung up the phone.

Winning the National Book Critics Association Award for the second time at this juncture has a lot of benefits for Lin Weimin.

The reason given by the jury is a bit flimsy if the country did not win the award, but the foreign country won the award, and it was awarded for the second time.

Lin Weimin is a foreign writer in the United States, and people in the United States can award him a second time, but it will not work in China?

Then there is the fact that Lin Weimin said that he does not pay attention to awards. Many people can't help but scold him for trying to gain fame.

He won the American National Book Critics Association Award for the second time, and it is easy for some blind people to think that Lin Weimin has won literary awards in recent years.

It's not like Lin Weimin has never won the Yanbing Literature Award, so there is really no need to go to war for it.

Lin Weimin's drowsiness was almost disturbed by the phone call, so he wrote in the study for a while, and fell asleep after feeling tired.

When Lin Weimin arrived at work the next day, colleagues congratulated him as soon as he arrived.

After asking, I found out that the news about him winning the American National Book Critics Association Award was reported in a timely manner. It was published in the "People's Daily" early in the morning.

In the past few years, due to lack of information and Lin Weimin’s lack of publicity, he won several overseas awards only after a long time before being reported back to China.

In the past two years, Lin Weimin has won more and more awards, and his name has become the most important name of the major overseas agencies. If there is any disturbance, he must immediately follow up.

Before the US National Book Critics Association Awards announced the winners, the reporter of New H Agency had already known through the Chinese community in the US that Lin Weimin’s works might be selected, and made preparations early, and even interviewed Roger Sterling. Rolls the publisher.

The news that "Hunting" won the award was published in today's "People's Daily", and it quickly spread throughout the domestic literary circles in a very short period of time.

Recently, Lin Weimin and the judging committee of the Yanbing Literary Award have had a lot of trouble. Not only the literary circles, but also the vast literature lovers across the country, everyone is paying attention to this matter.

At the beginning, there were rumors that Lin Weimin was dissatisfied with not winning the award and asked the jury to put pressure on him.

A while ago, the list of winners was announced, and there was indeed no Lin Weimin. Everyone thought that this was probably the case.

Later, it was reported that Lin Weimin publicly bombarded the jury, saying that he didn't care about winning the award, but he couldn't understand the behavior of the jury and some of the judges being bitches or setting up memorial archways.

The list of winners was announced, and everyone has seen it. Liu Feiyu and his works are among them, and the judges' works are included in the selection. The most outrageous thing is that they really won the award.

Both sides have something worthy of questioning. Lin Weimin's work did not win the award, so everyone has reason to suspect that he is taking revenge for personal gain, so he bombarded the award results.

But the list of winners of the Yanbing Literary Award is obviously more controversial. Regardless of whether it is private or not, your award results are indeed problematic.

How can the judges' works participate in the competition and win awards?

These days, when the unit is rated as advanced, many conscious leaders will avoid suspicion.

You don't understand the truth about a national literary award?
You, a decades-old revolutionary and senior in the literary world, don't understand this truth?
Since this period of time, the debate on the results of the awards has never stopped in the literary circles and among readers.

As a party to the incident, Lin Weimin has been criticized for this.

But the judging committee and Liu Feiyu were not much better, no less criticized than Lin Weimin.

Especially Liu Feiyu, I don’t know if he was blinded by profit. At the end of his literary career, he was pointed at his nose and scolded by many radicals for such a thing, calling him a “literary thief”.

The news that Lin Weimin won the National Book Critics Association Award again spread more and more widely with the "People's Daily", and within a few days it was well known in China.

On March 3, the awarding ceremony of the third Yanbing Literature Award was held in the People's Hall of Yanjing.

The day of the award ceremony was the same as the previous ones, with the gathering of celebrities in the domestic literary circles, but different from the previous ones, the atmosphere of this award ceremony was a little weird.

This year's Yanbing Literary Award selected five award-winning works and two honor-winning works, among which "Urban Romance" was co-authored by a husband and wife.

When it was time to award the awards, eight winners came to the stage, and Lu Yao was the first to come on stage. His "Ordinary World" ranked first in this year's awards.

The eight people came up to the stage one by one, but the interested people found that Liu Feiyu, who was in the whirlpool of public opinion recently, did not receive the award in person, but his editor in charge of the Guowen Society stood on the stage to accept the award on his behalf.

Some people below who were dissatisfied with the results of the awards felt a lot more comfortable.

Finally, he still has a little sense of shame, and knows how to ask someone to accept the award on his behalf.

More people had playful expressions. Now it seems that the conflict caused by the awards finally burned on Liu Feiyu.

But everyone doesn't have much sympathy for this. Who told you to put the blame in other people's hands?

Obviously there is a chance to refuse, just like Mala Qinfu, who is also a judge, directly rejects the entry of the work, wouldn't it be fine?
Li Lingzhi fainted ah!
Among the people present, many of them were judges and organizers of various domestic literary awards. Liu Feiyu's encounter this time also made many people a little bit alert.

In the process of judging various awards in the past few years, the element of human affection has indeed become more and more important, but it must not be caught by others.

For an award, it was too late to guarantee.

Many people in the literary world are afraid of his status and qualifications, and few publicly criticize him.

But those scholars, students and literature lovers couldn't hold their heads up when they scolded him this time.

This group of people then thought of Lin Weimin. If you say you judge the awards, you will judge the awards, and if the quality of the works is good enough, you will give an award!
It is true that he withdrew from the Cultural Association, but his influence is still there after all!
If you mess with him, can he not mess with you?

Everyone is in the literary world, and the ins and outs of this incident have already become transparent after such a long time.

You say it’s okay not to give others awards, but you should give less awards!

I just said that there are too many award-winning works, but you have seven awards in one review, and one is the work of the judges. The most important quality is still in doubt.

Isn't this playing with people like monkeys?

To put it bluntly, it is the official standard thinking that is at work!

He thought that he was an official, an elite, and he had to be obedient if he said a word casually.

It's a pity that I ran into a hard stubble this time. Lin Weimin is not afraid of any gossip at all, but just confronts you head-on.

Facts have proved that the masses of the people are not fools and cannot stand the result of scrutiny. If you use it to fool the masses of the people, it will not work.

This year's comrades of the Cultural Association are not very good!

The award ceremony ended amidst the excitement, Liu Feiyu didn't come to accept the award, and everyone took away a piece of conversation material.

The Yan Bing Literary Award did not succumb to public opinion this time, and still insisted on awarding the award to Liu Feiyu.

Seemingly unyielding, maintaining the majesty of this award.

In fact, it has seriously damaged the authority and credibility established by the Yanbing Literature Award in the domestic literary circles and readers over the past ten years.

Endless harm!

(End of this chapter)