长篇报告文学《命运》在本刊一九七九年第二期上发表后,引起了社会上比较强烈的反响。本刊编辑部及两个作者,陆续收到寄自黑龙江、新疆、浙江、江苏、上海、天津、贵州、湖北、河北、安徽、山东、四川等省市的许多来信。有的读者还写了诗寄来,北京的一些读者还打来电话。《文汇报》一九七九年十一月十三日发表了署名肖楼的推荐文章《大决战的忠实记录》。诗人公刘在信中说:“你们的《命运》,是对中国人民的一宗贡献。我当天夜里就一口气读完了。当然,也还感到不满足,但 The long reportage ”Destiny“ was published in the second issue of the journal in 1979, arousing strong social repercussions. Our editorial department and two authors have received many letters from provinces and cities such as Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guizhou, Hubei, Hebei, Anhui, Shandong and Sichuan. Some readers also wrote poems and sent them to some readers in Beijing. On November 13, 1979, Wen Wei Po published the recommended article entitled ”The Faithful Record of the Great Decisive Battle“. In his letter, the poet Gong Liu said: ”Your“ fate ”is a contribution to the Chinese people. I read it all at once in the evening and, of course, I was still not satisfied. However,