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"The Vast Sea of ​​the World" is a new prose book published by writer Yan Wensheng. It is also the fourth work in his long-term "Book of Subjectivity" series. The book takes individual life experience as the main line and shuttles between memory, hometown and wandering. It not only contains delicate memories of the ice and snow of childhood, the life and death of relatives, but also covers the lonely gaze on life in a foreign land, and incorporates profound thoughts on literature, destiny and existence. The author uses poetic and restrained brushstrokes to outline a series of inner scenes of the ups and downs of the world, and to salvage the weight and temperature of life in the vast sea of ​​time. It can be called an epic of life that "faces the pain of life and stares into the abyss of the soul." Yan Wensheng's writing is distinctively creative and spiritual. Starting from October 2012, he took the title "Book of Subjectivity" and lasted 13 years, creating a total of 1.5 Million words, forcibly opening up a path of "philosophical prose". His writing dives deeply into the ocean of life and thought, elevating prose from "writing about life" to "writing about existence", trying to create a new literary species and a way of viewing the world. This sustained and focused creative act is a feat in itself. "The Vast Sea of ​​the World" combines the author's dual advantages of realistic reality and immersion in philosophical thinking. It not only seeks the roots of the body, but also creates an image for the soul. The book uses calm, pure language that can stand the test of time, presenting a picture of the soul about farewell and arrival, loss and reconstruction, and is dedicated to all lonely people walking in the world. Yan Wensheng and his "Subjective Books" series represent a prose writing path that focuses on spirituality, language quality and ideological content. With its broad, powerful and vast scale, this series has defined a rare and profound landscape for the spiritual map of our era, and also contributed a unique and far-reaching voice to the palace of Chinese prose.

His surname is Liu, he is the fifth oldest child and he comes from the north. When introducing himself to others, he always emphasizes the latter point before announcing his name - Liu Maoshu. However, even he himself does not agree with this name. Because it is difficult to pronounce, he said that he sometimes cannot remember it correctly. Just call me Liu Laowu. He always added. Since he took the initiative to call himself this, others followed suit, so they all called him "Liu Lao Wu" and "Liu Lao Wu", and later it became "Lao Wu". "Lao Wu" is actually very young, just in his early twenties, almost the youngest among our group. But "Lao Wu" looks mature, a bit like Liu Huan, so people don't think "Lao Wu" is young. But those girls may not.

This person I can never find again turned out to be a good friend of mine. At that time, his financial situation was very bad. For several months, he could not even pay the rent. He often borrowed money from people for the same reasons. He always said that someone in the family was sick, which emptied his little savings, and his job was intermittent. It was not his fault that he lost his job. During the economic crisis, every one of us has had this kind of bad luck. It's just that after he lost his job for the last time, he couldn't find anything new to do for a long time, and he could only sit still and live in vain. He lived very close to me, but this time, it was very late when he asked me to borrow money. During those days, my friends around me were annoyed by him. They would avoid him when they saw him from a distance, and sometimes they would meet him accidentally. This situation lasted for four or five days. He would hang out at my place for business, and the last time he stayed until very late.

It's very simple. Then we face the problem of how to write. I consulted my wife, who was getting ready for bed, and she showed no interest in my writing. She has never been interested in my writing. But my writing is not useless. Because it is very obvious that royalties can be included as an income in life. If I were asked to consider being a great Heaney in a wealthy situation, I would. Of course I am now willing to name the Heaney I love. Because it was from reading Heaney that I learned how to write. But in this article, that's not the point. What's the key? As mentioned before, I have touched on economic issues.

L graduated from school when he was nineteen years old. Through a friend's introduction, he found a short-term job. The day he received his first salary, he felt that he had truly become an adult. Nineteen-year-old L is an ambitious man, so he looks down on the countless people around him. Colleagues, neighbors, even relatives and friends. When he walked through the alley every day, he always held a book in his hand. He walked with his head down, staring at somewhere in the book. Occasionally he bumped into someone, but he didn't apologize because others scolded him first, calling him a brat. Do you have eyes? He didn't reply, but he was very annoyed. When the scolder passed by, he felt the need to resist, but he couldn't find the words to resist. He said hard to the wall, "I'll fuck your mother!" The curse was a foul language. He felt that his face was dirty. I'll get used to it a little bit later.