In the city bookstore, take a train back home_Guangming.com

■Wenhui Po intern Sun Yanyang reporter Xu Yang

Bookstores and reading simultaneously provide a pleasant sense of physical homecoming when people return to their spiritual homeland. The famous writer Ge Fei was sitting on the terrace of Sinan Bookstore. He sighed: “Such a space fascinates me. Urban bookstores have become a place where people can feel comfortable physically and mentally. As the saying goes, ‘This place of peace is my hometown.'”

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Ba Jin. “Ba Jin Study Room” was unveiled yesterday at Xujiahui Academy, inviting readers to get close to literature, read classics together, read Ba Jin’s works, and feel Ba Jin’s spirit in this space. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

A city should not only have landmark buildings and man-made landscapes, but also have bookstore spaces that constantly respond to the spiritual pulse of citizens. This weekend, Ge Fei and writer and East China Normal University professor Mao Jian met at Sinan Bookstore. The two “honorary store managers” recommended good books to readers and chatted with reporters about bookstores and reading.

Feel happy and comfortable in the city bookstore, this is the new hometown of young people

Different corners of Sinan Bookstore are full of reading spaces. The two “store managers” walked up the stairs, passed the stacked bookshelves, and walked into the “two-person reading area” with a “surrounding feeling” in the bookstore. They admired it all the way – the small Enter through a passage, and the two sides are closed inside. It is a closed space where no one will disturb you. “It is a good place to read.” If someone wants to “hide” in and read, they can even read for a whole day.

When talking about the ideal bookstore in their minds, both of them pointed to the meaning of “homesickness” in order to find their own literary time. In Ge Fei’s words, his favorite bookstore is similar to a “family-style” old house. “In this kind of bookstore that provides a variety of private reading spaces, you can really feel that you are in the same room with the books, so friendly and comfortable. Find a small room to read.” How good it feels to spend a half day or even a whole day.” Ge Fei told reporters that even the study room where he works is not big, so it is the most comfortable. Mao Jian visualized the train in his memories and imagined the birth of the “green train-style” bookstore. “Over the years, I miss the green train from my hometown Ningbo to Shanghai the most. During the long eight or nine hours, I could read two or three books. The scenery outside the window and the books in my memory form the most three-dimensional interactive relationship. I hope There is a kind of ‘mobile bookstore’ where people can get on and off freely and connect with people and events further away through books.”

The urban bookstore itself represents a more contemporary way of dealing with oneself and interacting with others. At a previous reading meeting of Sinan Literature House’s “Dengchuntai”, when Mao Jian asked Ge Fei a rather “fashionable” question, “Are you an E person or an I person?” Ge Fei replied: “Social It is an important factor in personality changes in contemporary society. I am a relatively balanced person. I have a need for social interaction, but I also prefer loneliness. It is not just me, but all contemporary people are the same. We are always in these two states. Among them.” The urban bookstore also skillfully balances the relationship between private rooms and public living rooms. In this regard, Ge Fei believes that bookstores provide an intimate space for book lovers who are strangers to each other, but such a space respects privacy and can dispel the panic in a huge sea of ​​people. “It is comfortable and comfortable here, especially among young people.” “Wandering in the city now, city bookstores may be ‘home’ in a broader sense and a good place to rest.”

The most important thing about reading is fun, be as happy as a detective

The most important thing about reading is fun. What is the pleasure of reading? It’s probably related to an uncontrollable impulse, as Ge Fei said when sharing his experience of growing flowers, “I have a 60-square-meter yard, and growing flowers is very tiring. Sometimes I swear I will never plant flowers again, but when spring comes, you I will still be unable to hold myself back, and I will still have a yard full of flowers.”

“My desk is full of books, most of which I want to read but have never found much time to read, or which I have read briefly but still want to reread. Rereading is one of my reading habits “It plays a big role.” When a job is over, Ge Fei looks forward to a period of concentrated reading time, and reading difficult books is also full of fun. “I usually get up in the morning and have breakfast, and then I start reading until two or three in the afternoon. In this case, it will last about five or six hours, which will be more enjoyable.”

In Sinan Bookstore, Ge Fei and Mao Jian used their respective interests in reading to discuss the contemporary world and China, and recommended “Sonnets to Orpheus” and “Ella” to readers with a “progressive” attitude. “The Doctor’s Miraculous Cure”, “Holderlin’s Life” and “The Spring Platform”, “A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains” and “Retelling China”. However, they also remind readers that there are a torrent of “recommended reading lists” from various cultural institutions, but in the end it should still depend on the readers themselves. “When you read a book you like, other books will be mentioned in this book. My habit is to write it down. As time goes by, you will write down many books. Select some of them and put them on your bookshelf. .” Ge Fei believes that every reader should have his own “outline” for reading.

Why do people need to read? Ge Fei believes that perhaps because people have the instinct to explain and reflect on their own existence, they need to read. “Popular concepts can create loneliness and also devour loneliness. But in the ocean of reading, you will not be alone. Even if your views are humble and extreme, there are always people who support you. Therefore, reading has become a precious perspective to explain survival and life.”

Mao Jian described the joy of reading as discovering shiny things, “as happy as a detective.” In her view, reading is no longer a single way, but a broader and inclusive way of life that coexists with contemporary people. At a time when patience has become a scarce commodity, “image reading” is also a way of reading; and book clubs are also a good way to get young people to return to paper reading. “I hope that reading will become a public behavior again, just like a reading meeting, where books are circulated in the hands of readers and opinions are constantly discussed. At this time, reading can also ‘bask in the sun’ again and become a square full of collisions of ideas. “

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责编：张晓荣 ]