一般说来,人们总是通过作品来认识作家的。作家的性格、气质、文化修养、喜怒哀乐、人生观、价值取向,总要自觉或不自觉地在其作品中流露出来,这正像父母的遗传基因必然会在儿女们的身心中显现出来一样,细心的读者总能在作品中发觉作家本身独有的气息和印痕。而我的情况恰恰相反,由于工作的关系常常与一些素昧平生的作家接触,有的甚至是在成了朋友之后才开始阅读他的作品。 In general, people always know writers through their works. Writer’s character, temperament, cultural accomplishment, emotions, outlook on life, value orientation, always consciously or unconsciously revealed in his work, just as the genetic parents will inevitably be revealed in the mind and body of sons and daughters In the same way, a careful reader can always find the writer’s own breath and impressions in his works. In my case, on the other hand, my work often comes into contact with some plain life writers, and some even begin to read his work after becoming friends.