I. Introduction to the author:
Sanmao, formerly known as Chen Maoping, is a modern writer in China. Representative works include The Story of the Sahara, The Crying Camel, The Rainy Season Never Comes, A Gentle Night, How Many Flowers Fall in a Dream, The Back, My Baby, etc. The reason why she is famous in China lies partly in her writing and partly in her unique and gorgeous lifestyle. Bai Xianyong once commented: "Sanmao has created a romantic world full of legends and magnificence; There are ups and downs of love stories, fascinating exoticism, galloping in the African desert and exploring the virgin forests of Latin America-these life experiences that ordinary people can't reach have created youth idols on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "
Second, the original text of "If there is an afterlife":
If there is an afterlife, be a tree,
Standing forever. Without sad and happy gestures,
Half in the dust,
Half of them are flying in the wind;
Half in the shade,
Half bathed in sunshine.
Very silent and proud.
Never rely on, never look for.
If there is an afterlife, it will become a gust of wind.
Instances can become eternity.
No sentimental feeling,
No sentimental eyes.
Half of them are free and easy in the rain,
Half of them travel in spring;
Lonely, lonely travel,
Take away those vague ideas,
Never missed, never loved;
If there is an afterlife, be a bird,
Through eternity, there is no trouble of getting lost.
There is fiery hope in the east and warm nest beds in the south.
Drive the sunset back to the west and awaken the fragrance to the north.
If there is an afterlife,
I hope that every time we meet,
Can become eternal.
Third, the main works:
Collections: Allure, Gentle Night, Weeping Camel, Rainy Season Never Comes, Story of Sahara, Send You a Horse, etc.
Script: The Complete Works of Sanmao: Rolling Red Dust * * * has published 23 audio works: Sanmao Storytelling, Reading the Earth, and Meteor Shower.
Translation: A Moment of Time, Song of Lan Yu, The Story of a Clear Spring, A Doll Looking at the World (two books * * *).
Poetry: "Friends"
Fourth, the character evaluation:
If life is a cloud, its beauty, its brilliance, its changes and its drift are all natural, just because it is a cloud. Sanmao is like this. With her misty life, she unfolded into an arbitrary image. No matter how she feels about life, whether it is sweet or sad, she has no intention of affectation. Between the lines, there are silent songs everywhere. We can hear that kind of song with our hearts, which is as beautiful as nature. People who are bound by civilization are often accustomed to worldly triviality and get lost unconsciously. Reading Sanmao's works, we find a world created by life, like a blooming flower in the desert. She values life above the common customs, which requires clever wisdom and great courage.