This temptation to cover the distance between himself and thereader, to study his image in the sight of those who do not know him, can behis undoing: he has begun to write to please.
A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or twoback that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the draftsthat follow. For this reason also the writer, like any other artist, has noresting place, no crowd or movement in which he may take comfort, no judgmentfrom outside which can replace the judgment from within. A writer makes orderout of the anarchy of his heart; he submits himself to a more ruthlessdiscipline than any critic dreamed of, and when he flirts with fame, he istaking time off from living with himself, from the search for what his worldcontains at its inmost point.
我所认识的作家寥寥无几,然而凡是我所认识和尊敬的作家,都立即承认在他们动笔时,不清楚要写什么,怎么写。他们心中有一个或两个角色。他们处于急切不安的状态,而这被当作是灵感。他们无不承认,一旦旅程开始,目的地常有急剧的变化。据我所知,有位作家花了9个月的时间写了一部有关克什米尔的小说,后来却把整个故事背景换成了苏格兰高地。我从未听说过任何一位作家像我们在学校学的那样,动笔前先列什么提纲。作家在剪裁修改、构思时间、穿插情节、以至从头重写的过程中,会领悟到素材中有很多东西是他刚动笔时所未意识到的。这种有机的加工过程往往达到不寻常自我发现的境界,具有难以言表的构思魅力。一个朦胧的形象出现在作家的脑海里,他左添一笔,右添一笔,形象反而消逝了;可是,好像还有什么东西存在着,不把它捕捉到,作家是不会罢休的。有时,一个作家一本书写完了,但兴奋仍不消散。我听说一些作家,除了自己的书外,别的书一概不读,犹如希腊神话中那位漂亮少年,站在镜前,不能辨认出自身的真面目。由于这个原因,作家喋喋不休地谈论自己的书,挖掘其隐晦的含义,增添新的含义,询问周围人的反应。作家如此行事当然会被人误解。他还不如给人讲一个犯罪案件或一个恋爱故事。顺便说一句,他也是个不可饶恕的令人厌烦的人。
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