主持人的话陈思和　　从新世纪开始 ,中国文坛上正在发生着一些醒目的变化。一批知名作家相继写出了贴近现实生活 ,正视社会矛盾与社会冲突的长篇小说。这批小说在题材和叙事上的变化 ,我认为是具有时代性意义的。最明显的一点 ,就是文学能够重新直接面对当下的社会生活 ,把社 Chen Sihe, Moderator: Since the beginning of the new century, some striking changes are taking place in the Chinese literary world. A group of well-known writers have successively published novels close to the real life and confronting social conflicts and social conflicts. The changes of the novels in themes and narratives are, I think, of the contemporary significance. The most obvious point is that literature can directly face the current social life and society