严文井在晚年写过一篇文章,吐露他的心声:“我喜欢书,敬爱书。”———是的,他一生都在读书、写书、编书。在人们的心目中,似乎更多知道他是一位作家,写过许多著名的童话、寓言、散文、评论等等。然而,从事编辑出版工作却占去了他一生中大部分的时间和精力,而且他干得卓有贡献 Yan Wenjing wrote an article in his later years, revealing his voice: “I like books, love books.” --- Yes, he was studying life, writing books, books. In the minds of people, it seems more to know that he is a writer, wrote many famous fairy tales, allegorical, prose, commentary and so on. However, editing and publishing took up most of his life's time and energy, and he did a great job.