Memory Is Unreliable

In this speech given at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, on December 4, 2009, Bi Feiyu scrutinizes the role of memory in his life and writing. He concludes that if memory always distorts the past to conform to one's sense of morality, then writers mustn't naively accept memory as a foun...

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Published inChinese literature today Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 13 - 14
Main Authors Feiyu, Bi, Xiaopeng, Zhang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Norman Taylor & Francis 01.09.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875)
Jin Yong
Memory
Writing
Yu Hua (1960- )
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Summary:In this speech given at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, on December 4, 2009, Bi Feiyu scrutinizes the role of memory in his life and writing. He concludes that if memory always distorts the past to conform to one's sense of morality, then writers mustn't naively accept memory as a foundation of what happens, but instead explore the nature of these distortions in an ongoing, if futile, quest for 1:1 ratio with the world as it is now and really was.
ISSN:2151-4399
2156-8634
DOI:10.1080/21514399.2010.11833902