汪曾祺是沈从文先生的学生,在西南联大读过书,1949年以前就写过《复仇》、《鸡鸭名家》等很别致的小说。1949年以后主要精力投放在戏剧创作上,是京剧《芦荡火种》的执笔人。这个剧后来成为样板戏之一的《沙家浜》。他重新写小说,是在二十世纪七十年代末。作品发表后,有见识的读者和评论者,都有一种惊奇,觉得总在作深沉、痛苦状的文坛忽地有了一股清新而柔和的风气。但却因他的作品一般都远离 Wang Zengqi, a student of Shen Congwen, read a book at the Southwest Associated University and wrote unique chicographs such as Revenge, The Famous Chickens and Ducks before 1949. Since 1949, his main focus has been devoted to drama creation, which is the author of Peking Opera “Relish Fire”. The play later became one of the model opera “Shajiabang.” He rewrote the novel in the late 1970s. After the publication of the works, readers and commentators who are knowledgeable, there is a kind of surprise, I feel always in deep, painful literary world suddenly with a fresh and gentle atmosphere. But because of his works are generally far away