我的传记写作

How I Wrote Literary Biographies

我寻找研究工作和文学创作的结合点,既研究现代作家和作品,又在此基础上撰写作家的文学传记:《郁达夫》用'传记小说'形式,撰写了内容较为完整的郁达夫的文学传记;《郭沫若和他的三位夫人》着重描写郭沫若同三位夫人的爱情与婚姻生活,这也是作家研究不可或缺的一个重要方面。以后题材和视野有所扩大:《荣氏家族》用新的符合市场经济的观念和视角,对荣氏家族发展民族工业的卓越贡献给以历史的、肯定的评价;《吴孟超传》写国家最高科学技术奖获奖者、著名肝胆外科专家、中国科学院院士吴孟超的突出业绩与高尚精神。传记必须把真实放在第一位,重大事件、主要内容和传主的重要思想与主张都要依据史实处理妥当。此外还应注重细节描写,这是人物形象是否丰满、传记是否具有文学性和可读性的重要一环。

Over the years,I have kept tracing the intersection of academic research and literary writings,from which he can both study modern Chinese writers and their works and can produce their literary biographies.For instance,he applies the form of biographical novel to his works of Yu Dafu,a fairly complete literary biography;Guo Moruo and His Three Wives focuses on the love and marriage between them,an indispensable aspect of studying men of letters in Sang’s opinion.He later has largely widened his topics and horizon.He uses the new perspective and concept of the market economy in his writing of The Rong Family,and highly values the family’s contribution to the national industry.Biography of Wu Mengchao elaborates on a distinguished expert of hepatobiliary surgery for his achievement and noble spirit in the treatment of countless patients.Prof.Sang advocates that a literary biography must invariably put priority to the truth.All the other elements must abide by the truth.In addition,description of details should be emphasized as key to the well-roundedness of characters,the literary value and readability.