Nonsense. The Space of Intellect: Yang Lian's Prose and Critical Essays, 1982-1997

Author: Yang Lian
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: "Yang Lian's Works: The Space of Ghostly Intelligence" is published by Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. The main content of "Yang Lian's Works: The Space of Ghostly Intelligence" is as follows: I cannot answer such a question. A fish in the deep sea, how does it know, after being caught ashore, that the fatal pressure it faces comes from the sea or from itself? Two years later, when many friends called across the ocean saying, "Now, we understand your poetry," I smiled bitterly: "Perhaps you understand it even less now." Fire, when it tears through the night sky and is captured by a camera, is not as intense as it is in reality. Death, when seen and heard clearly, is far less shocking than when it is faintly ignored. Every year, amidst the sweet fragrance of locust flowers, blood will inevitably seep in. The gray alleys, the walls, have long matured their ability to absorb cries of sorrow over the centuries. Soon enough, the people who have cried will laugh at those who still cannot.