通常来说,我认识一位作家的步骤是先拜读他的作品,再了解他的经历和为人,其中不管是人和作品一致还是截然不同,都能给我惊喜。在台湾作家吴明益身上,这个步骤反了过来,我是先在生活中认识了这位作家,而后才去读他写的书的,回忆起来也是十分美好的际遇。安静又健谈的作家2014年暑假的香港书展,吴明益受邀来到香港,我作为主办方的工作人员接待包括他在内的十多位华语作家,吴明益无疑是给我留下最深印象的 Generally speaking, I know a writer’s step is to read his work, and then understand his experience and man, whether the same or different people and works, can give me a surprise. In the Taiwan writer Wu Mingyi, this step was reversed. I first met the writer in my life and later read the book he wrote. It is also a very beautiful occasion to recall. Quiet and Talkative Writer Wu Ming-Yi was invited to come to Hong Kong during the summer 2014 Hong Kong Book Fair. My host staff, including more than a dozen Chinese writers, is undoubtedly the one who left the deepest impression on me