Yu Hua

土地 The Earth 余华 Yu Hua 我觉得土地是一个充实的令人感激的形象，比如是一个祖父，是我们的老爷子。这个历尽沧桑的老人懂得真正的沉默，任何惊喜和忧伤都不会打动他。他知道一切，可是他什么都不说，只是看着，看着日出和日落，看着四季的转换，看着我们的出生和死去。我们之间的相爱和勾心斗角，对他来说都是一回事。 The word “farmland” is imbued with an apparent generosity; to me it means the earth. The earth has a fulfilled and touching image, like a grandfather, the old man of the family. This old man has seen much of life and he understands the real meaning of silence; […]