十一月廿五日巴金致陈荒煤信札释读

Interpretation of the Letter to Chen Huang-mei by Ba Jin on November 25

《中国现代文学馆馆藏珍品大系·信函卷》内收录十一月廿五日巴金致陈荒煤信札一通,此信曾列入《巴金全集》第二十三卷内,确定信札写作时间为“1981年11月25日”。依据文献涉及的周边材料和巴金、陈荒煤信札往还交往细节发现:此信的时间认定有误,真正的写作时间应该是“1980年11月25日”。信札看似涉及的是《丽尼散文选集》出版的过程,但它的背后,还牵涉到巴金和陈荒煤在新时期文学对接五四新文学的框架下如何纪念逝去友人郭安仁的情感纽带和精神文脉,亦涉及1976年后的转型时期里特殊的人事关系和巴金、陈荒煤、王西彦对中国现代文学史建构背后的某种努力。

The letter to Chen Huangmei written by Ba Jin on November 25 is included in A Massive Series of Precious Works Stored in National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature•Letter Volunme,it is also included in the letters collection of volume 23 in The Whole Works of Ba Jin.The letter is dated to be written on“November 25,1981”.Based on the materials related to the literature and the details of exchanging letters between Ba Jin and Chen Huangmei,the author finds out that the true date should be“November 25,1980”.The letter apparently talks about the publication of A Collection of Prose by Lini,yet it is also related to Ba Jin and Chen Huangmei's emotional tie and spiritual line shown in how they commemorate their late friend Guo Anren when they are faced with the situation of restoring the new literature of the May 4th Movement.Besides,the letter reflects the special personal relationship in the transformation period after 1976 and some efforts made by Ba Jin,Chen Huangmei and Wang Xiyan in the construction of the history of modern Chinese literature.