三君过后尽开颜 鸡丁手记 永远站在鸡蛋的一边(第2页/共4页)


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ecritics.Whyshouldthatbe?

    Myanswerwouldbethis:namely,thatbytellingskilfullies－－whichistosay,bymakingupfictionsthatappeartobetrue－－thenovelistcanbringatruthouttoanewplaceandshineanewlightonit.Inmostcases,itisvirtuallyimpossibletograspatruthinitsoriginalformanddepictitaccurately.Thisiswhywetrytograbitstailbyluringthetruthfromitshidingplace,transferringittoafictionallocation,andreplacingitwithafictionalform.Inordertoaccomplishthis,however,wefirsthavetoclarifywherethetruth－lieswithinus,withinourselves.Thisisanimportantqualificationformakingupgoodlies.

    Today,however,Ihavenointentionoflying.IwilltrytobeashonestasIcan.ThereareonlyafewdaysintheyearwhenIdonotengageintellinglies,andtodayhappenstobeoneofthem.

    Soletmetellyouthetruth.InJapanafairnumberofpeopleadvisedmenottocomeheretoaccepttheJerusalemPrize.SomeevenwarnedmetheywouldinstigateaboycottofmybooksifIcame.Thereasonforthis,ofcourse,wasthefiercefightingthatwasraginginGaza.TheU.N.reportedthatmorethanathousandpeoplehadlosttheirlivesintheblockadedcityofGaza,manyofthemunarmedcitizens－－childrenandoldpeople.

    Anynumberoftimesafterreceivingnoticeoftheaward,IaskedmyselfwhethertravelingtoIsraelatatimelikethisandacceptingaliteraryprizewastheproperthingtodo,whetherthiswouldcreatetheimpressionthatIsupportedonesideintheconflict,thatIendorsedthepoliciesofanationthatchosetounlea**soverwhelmingmilitarypower.Neither,ofcourse,doIwishtoseemybookssubjectedtoaboycott.

    Finally,however,aftercarefulconsideration,Imadeupmymindtocomehere.Onereasonformydecisionwasthatalltoomanypeopleadvisedmenottodoit.Perhaps,likemanyothernovelists,ItendtodotheexactoppositeofwhatIamtold.Ifpeoplearetellingme－－andespeciallyiftheyarewarningme－－“Don’tgothere,”“Don’tdothat,”Itendtowantto“gothere”and“dothat”.It’sinmynature,youmightsay,asanovelist.Novelistsareaspecialbreed.Theycannotgenuinelytrustanythingtheyhavenotseenwiththeirowneyesortouchedwiththeirownhands.

    AndthatiswhyIamhere.Ichosetocomehereratherthanstayaway.Ichosetoseeform
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