The author's related works: A Pot of Wine among Flowers (a good book in 2005), Fighting Fraud (a good book in 2006) and Sanggugou: My reading of the analects of confucius (a book in 2007).
Among today's intellectuals, Li Ling, a scholar from Peking University, is the most difficult to classify. New and old, liberal or conservative, left and right, these distinctive words are extremely incompatible with him. In the words of his new prose collection "Let the Tiger Go to the Mountain", it is "a little ignorant of the current affairs, left must be right, right must be left. The Rightists may be very angry when they treat me as a leftist and the leftists treat me as a rightist. The left regards me as the left and the right regards me as the right. Maybe everyone is happy. " The words are extremely vulgar, but the meaning is very intriguing.
Saying that Li Ling is not easy to classify does not mean that his thoughts are ambiguous and his knowledge has no personality. On the contrary, every article and book published by Mr. Li Ling always causes waves of controversy. As far as the article is concerned, there are always praises and curses from The Origin of the Traitor, There is a dirty word in the world, School is not a chicken farm and the latest novel Why Tradition is so Red. As far as books are concerned, from A Pot of Wine among Flowers in 2005 to Fighting Fake in 2006, and then to Sanggugou: My reading of the analects of confucius in 2007, they are praised as "a book that every intellectual and college student should read" (in Renmin University's language), but those who scold it are directly dismissed as "bad birds". Praisers are bustling and scolders are bustling, but some views are the same: Mr. Li Ling's writing is beautiful, and his article is a bit evil (Ashes of Time is first-class). There are also some recognized books: Li Ling's three books mentioned above are all promoted as good books of the year by major media without exception. For three consecutive years, new books have been published every year, which are well received by readers and praised by media elites. This kind of case is rare in a hundred years.
Whether the latest book "Let the Tiger Return to the Mountain" published in June 5438 +2008 10 can continue the legend of "best seller+classic" of Li Ling remains to be tested by readers. In fact, this new book is just a mixture of the old and new versions, and the cover is marked "updated version". The old part comes from the author's first collection of essays 0/2 years ago, and the new part contains ten new works in recent years. The original version of A Journey to the Tiger Mountain can be said to be a prequel to from a pot of wine among the flowers, while the updated version of A Journey to the Tiger Mountain has become a prequel to from a pot of wine among the flowers in some ways. However, whether it is a prequel or a postquel, the words are transparent and easy to read, and the reason is profound and clear. Don't be a tiger in captivity, read more wild books and tell the truth. This unique style and ideological context has always been inherited by Li Ling.
The updated edition of "Let the Tiger Return to the Mountain" contains 28 articles, which are divided into 7 series. The conflict between eastern and western thoughts and the trend of China's modernization have always been the focus of Li Ling's articles, about 10; "On paper" talks about the military, "behind closed doors" talks about men and women and sexual intercourse. The above are Li Ling's "two reserved programs", and there are also about 10. Other articles mainly focus on intellectuals and practical problems. Reading Li Ling's books is never tiring. It is always interesting and meaningful. Although different people have different opinions, what is certain is that they are all very rewarding.