文学中扬州的被想像、被书写,在近现代和当代文学史上只见李涵秋的《广陵潮》等极少数作品,比之上海、北京、南京、广州、天津等等大城市来,扬州这座历史文化名城差不多被文学所冷落和遗忘。然而,近期由贵州人民出版社出版、江苏扬州籍作家蒋亚林所著的长篇小说《大盐商》,却给我们读者带来了期许已久的惊喜。 Yangzhou was imagined and written in literature. In the history of modern and contemporary literature, Li Hanqiu’s “Guangling Chao” was seen in a very small number of works. Compared with Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Tianjin and other big cities, Yangzhou The historical and cultural city is almost neglected and forgotten by literature. However, recently published by Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Jiangsu Yangzhou writer Jiang Yalin’s novel The Great Salt Merchants, has brought a long-awaited surprise to our readers.