“当作家书写时代典型时应该写些什么?”面对谌虹颖的长篇报告文学《放歌天地间——艺坛将星阎肃》(黄山书社2017年3月出版)时,我脑际首先浮现的便是这样一个问题。尤其当书写的对象是为人所熟知的阎肃,这个问题便显得越发重要。“典型人物”难写,为人熟知的“典型”更难写。“时代楷模”也好,“艺坛将星”也罢,阎肃的形象越是深入人心,对作家的考验便越是复杂深刻。作家如何认知并打开置身的世界,如何理解并超越所处的时代,如 “What should I write as a typical writer’s writing era?” “In the face of Chen Hongying’s lengthy reportage,” Singing Between Heaven and Earth - Art Star Will Su “(Huangshan Publishing House, March 2017) The first thing that emerges is such a problem. In particular, when the subject of writing is well-known, it becomes more and more important. ”Typical characters “ hard to write, well-known ”typical “ more difficult to write. ”Model of the times “ Ye Hao, ”Arts will be the star " worth mentioning, the more the image of Yan Su enjoys popular support, the more complicated and profound the test of the writer. How do writers recognize and open their own world, how to understand and go beyond the times, such as