After roughly understanding the mentality of the woman in hunting attire, although there were countless glances coming at her and then quickly moving away with some deep meaning, Yang Yi felt much more normal. After looking around, he simply calmed down. He accepted the other party's invitation and strolled away with the woman who looked pleased. The next day, Yang Yi woke up on the soft velvet bed in the castle guest room. Before he could enjoy the soft sunshine in Danfeng Town, Yang Yi was pulled up by Edward and told that he had to wash up and take care of himself. "Why, let me see the timeit's only 7:30. You know, jet lag is not an easy task for me. Although I did wake up, please understand my psychology. Tired." The boy expressed confusion about Edward's overly excited state. But this blond man did not give Yang Yi a chance to defend himself, but loudly told him: "The lifelong honorary academician of the Goncourt Academy and the current chairman of the selection committee has come to take the castle, and I must take you to see him. Meet them, believe me, this is definitely not a waste of time. If you meet them once, you will understand why I am so sure. Today, when this award is increasingly questioned, these two gentlemen are synonymous with justice. "Officially because of their existence, the Goncourt Prize has not become a joke in the literary world, so you must go!" As Edward said, the Goncourt Prize has become a joke, and Yang Yi has already set his sights on "Tough". I already understood it when I wrote the book "Stone". Although this literary award is the most famous and authoritative among the various literary awards in France. Besides the Nobel Prize for Literature, it is also one of the few most prestigious literary awards in the world. However, it has been a century since the Prix Goncourt was first awarded in 1903. The judges often make mistakes, causing some works that should have been well-deserved to be rejected. As a result, many award-winning works cannot live up to their reputation. For example, the Prix Goncourt in 1932 was awarded to Guy Mazrina's "The Wolf" but not to Céline's "Wandering in the Dark". In 1936, it was awarded to Maxence van der Meer. Not even Aragon's "The Good Quarter". As for Léon Frapier's "The Kindergarten" (1904) or Ernest Perochon's "Nena" (1920), I'm afraid they can only be found at secondhand bookstalls. Go up and buy it. When the Goncourt brothers founded the Académie Goncourt, they aimed to challenge the stagnant French Academy’s monopoly on literary honors, discover new talents, and encourage innovation. However, contrary to the wishes of the Goncourt brothers, the century-old history of the Goncourt Prize has not always been known for rewarding innovation. Marcel Emy, Celina, Aragon, Butor, Pellec and many others Writers with great personalities and innovative ideas are considered too weird and miss out on awards. Another paradox is. Among the many French Nobel Prize winners, such as Mauriac, Camus, Sartre, Claude Simon, etc., none of them had previously won the Goncourt Prize. Raymond Queneau has never won the Prix Goncourt, but his deviant literary experiments have received critical acclaim. Although the evaluation of the quality of literary works can be said to be different, the wise have different opinions, but as France's most prestigious literary award, it has omitted a group of the country's best writers and works, which cannot be said to be a big regret. After the 1980s, the Goncourt Literary Prize was questioned and criticized no longer on the quality of the winning works, but on its selection mechanism. In France. If you ask a person who has a little knowledge of the literary world what he thinks about literary awards, he will use "dirty" at first and "shady" at worst to evaluate the selection of literary awards. Readers will have a negative opinion of judges who maintain close relationships with some major publishing houses. I have doubts about my choice. It can be said that there is a crisis of trust between the jury and the readers. Every year during the awards season, newspaper columns are filled with rumors about the influence, manipulation, and even division of major awards by several major publishing houses. And most regrettably, these rumors are far from just rumors. ??If you analyze the composition of the jury a little bit, you will find out. Literary editors or editors from publishing houses account for a considerable proportion, although there are many writer judges among them. However, it is difficult for writers and publishers to escape the suspicion of a community of interests. What's even more serious is that these judges are all fixed, and can even be said to be lifelong. Such an "iron-clad camp" will inevitably attract "activities", "expressions" or "investments" from certain publishing houses or individuals. Give him a peach and repay him with a plum. Once he accepts the "friendly gesture", how can he not reciprocate and vote for the publishing house that once "expressed" to him? If you analyze the award-winning works in recent years, you will find that the literary awards are almost dominated by the three major publishing houses, namely Gallimard, Grasse and Sey. Among them, Gallimard Publishing House is the target of Yang Yi's submission. Random House is responsible for the publishing agency of the English translation, while Gallimard is responsible for the Latin translation, that is, modern Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian. The publication and distribution of a series of translations including Chinese. It was just the selection of the Booker Prize last year that somewhat disrupted his original plans. So much so that the French translation that Gallimard Publishing House originally planned to launch this summer was almost postponed because of the Booker Prize. A lot of time. However, now that he has won an international award, the boy's plan to boost the reputation of the entire Yangyi culture by winning the award has been successfully completed ahead of schedule, so the pursuit of the Goncourt Prize is no longer as exciting as it was at the beginning. urgent. ???????????????????????????????? But the lifelong academician and chairman of the selection committee have all arrived at the castle, and it’s really unreasonable for him to be cautious about not meeting them, but Yang Yi doesn’t want to rush over to meet them immediately like Edward told them. After all, he is now an invited writer, not one of those adolescent boys who gets wind of the news after hearing about his idol. "Okay, I get it. Wait for me. Although they are indeed two respectable people, please consider my feelings for a moment. I'm not going to ask the kids they asked for autographs, okay?" Yang Yi stood up helplessly, looked at Edward and shook his head. It seems that I am a little too excited, but as a guy in the cultural industry, I also have a traditional French character. It's not strange to do such a thing. However, after thinking about the meaning of Yang Yi's words with a blank face, Edward nodded. Finally he understood: "I'm really sorry, I was indeed a little too excited. It's just that the identity and status of these two gentlemen are indeed extraordinary, so even if you have to be reserved, you have to see them. Then you can sort it out first. "How about you call me when you're done?" "He can't care about Yang Yi's future, because the young man's future and his future are almost firmly tied together before he has too many writer resources. If Yang Yi can get praise from those two gentlemen, that means. In terms of traditional literature, throughout the European Latin language system, young people's works do not have to worry about future sales and widespread influence. After cleaning up, when I followed Edward to the side hall of the castle, the owner of Modova Castle, the current Duke, and several other well-dressed people were gathering together to discuss something. Yesterday, the young woman who was dressed in hunting attire and looked more like an ancient Roman or Bavarian aristocrat than a French lady from ancient Rome or the Third Holy Empire, was also chatting and smiling happily by her side, and she often showed a smile. They would all pick up the Persian fan in their hands to cover their lips, without the wild look of galloping yesterday. "Gentlemen, it seems we are about to welcome a young friend." After seeing Edward and Yang Yi walking into the side hall. The master of the castle stood up, and others responded one after another. They all showed smiles with different expressions to Yang Yi. Some are sincere and some are doubtful. Some are false. In this spacious room with a strong Baroque style, a series of decorations will not dazzle the eyes of a young man who has never experienced this, but it just right highlights the good taste of the owner. The simple and quaint home, the bookshelf full of history, and the piles of books represent the owner's erudition and broad knowledge. The use of white porcelain plates and light teacups filled with various snacks makes the atmosphere of the whole scene look less formal and more formal. It's relaxing and enjoyable. "I'm very glad that you can spare your precious time to come to the Castle of Modowa. I hope you can have a pleasant experience here." Duke Jean-Georges Duhamel extended his hand to Yang Yi and also extended his hand to France. Literary Friendship. "Me too. In fact, as an invitee, a young boy who is less than one-third of your grade, I am the one who should feel honored. In addition, I must say that I am very grateful to Mr. Duke Take care of me, I have not mastered French, the most romantic language, to the extent that I can have a casual conversation." Yang Yi smiled and nodded in response. Although it was his first time to participate in such an occasion, he had been a Booker before. After the award ceremony, in the young man's opinion, the difference between the award ceremony and the literary salon did not seem too big, except that the former was more serious, while the latter was a little more casual. "This is just a necessary courtesy as a master." The Duke with a big white beard nodded and invited Yang Yi to sit down at a seat next to the round table: "In fact, I can hear almost the original tone from your mouth. "Oxford English, I was very surprised. If it weren't for your skin color and hair - sorry, I didn't mean anything else - I would have thought you were a native of London." After saying hello, the owner of the castle said. He began to introduce the people around him to the young man, including Nestor Perochon, lifetime honorary academician of the Goncourt Prize; Henri Marraux, the current chairman of the Goncourt Prize selection committee; Elsa Theriault, member of the selection committee; Charles Ruhl, the chief commentator of Grasse Publishing House People with different faces greeted him, maybe Yang Yi??After a rough acquaintance, you will forget the appearance of these people when you look back, but you will be very aware of their energy in the European literary world, especially the French literary world. The private castle, the charming manor not far away, the male and female servants in tuxedos and black gauze skirts, and these big figures in the foreign literary world in front of them all made Yang Yi feel a little confused. Why didn't he receive such treatment in China? After leaving the country, it seems that he is really a great and talented writer? But he didn't have time to think too much, because someone had already begun to ask him questions with interest: "Actually, just now, I was still doubting, where is the foreign writer who wrote "Solid Rock"? Didn't he want to introduce it to us? Do you know the old guy? Why are there an Asian president of Random House and an Indian valet? Sorry, I want to say that it's really not my fault. Your age scares me, okay then. Yang, can I call you that? Can you describe how those inspirations found you before writing this work, and then how they lingered in your mind and finally created this moving work? 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