钱钟书是一部大书。有一本研究钱学的书,题目起得好,叫作《写在钱钟书的边上》。我以为作者是知道钱钟书的份量的,否则他会把题目写得更大一些,以吸引更多的读者。 钱钟书对传记一类的书,一向持有很深的保留态度。原因在于,传记作者对传主的了解和理解,往往不可避免地存在着不足甚至偏差讹误。在《魔鬼夜访钱钟书先生》里,钱钟书写道:“为别人作传记也是自我表现的一种,不妨加入自己的主见,借别人为题目来发挥自己。”有朋友听钱钟书说过:“再好的传记也只能相信一半。”如果钱钟书看到别人以他本人 Qian Zhongshu is a big book. A study of Qian Xue’s book, the title well, as “written on the edge of Qian book.” I thought the author knew the weight of Qian’s book, otherwise he would write a larger topic to attract more readers. Qian Zhongshu has always held a deep reservations about biographies of books. The reason is that, biographers understand and understand the Lord, there are often inevitable errors or even bias. In “The Night of the Devil, Mr. Qian Zhongshu,” Qian Zhongshu wrote: “Making biography for others is also a form of self-expression. You may wish to join your own opinion and use your own subject as your own theme.” A friend listens to Qian Zhongshu Said: “No matter how good the biography can only believe half.” If Qian see others to himself