编者按:《这边风景》是王蒙上世纪六七十年代下放新疆农村劳动期间创作的长篇小说,因各种缘由未曾付梓,但在《王蒙自传》和各版本评传中都有所提及,因而是一本早有耳闻却迟迟未露面的小说。小说以新疆农村为背景,从公社粮食盗窃案入笔,用层层剥开的悬念和西域独特风土人情,为读者展示了一幅现代西域生活的全景图。同时,也反映了汉、维吾尔两族人民在特殊的历史背景下的真实生活,以及两族人民的相互理解与友爱共处,既带有历史沉重的份量,又带有强烈的现实意 Editor’s Note: “This side of the landscape” is a novel written by Wang Meng during the 1960s and 1970s in which Xinjiang’s rural labor was delegated. Due to various reasons, novels have been submitted, but it has been mentioned in the biographies of Wang Meng and various editions. So it is a novel that has long been heard but not yet revealed. In the background of Xinjiang’s rural areas, the novel takes the pesky food theft from the commune as an example. With layers of suspense and the unique customs of the Western Regions, the novel presents a panoramic view of modern Western life. At the same time, it also reflects the real life of Han and Uyghur people in a special historical background and the mutual understanding and fraternity of the two peoples, both with a heavy weight of history and with a strong sense of reality