The lost generation
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="homeplace">homeplace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="young">young</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> 55-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="category">category</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="bracket">bracket</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> "<span word="post">post</span>-70<span word="ers">ers</span>", <span word="or">or</span> "70-<span word="hou">hou</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coterie">coterie</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="Hua">Hua</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="Tong">Tong</span>, <span word="are">are</span> "60-<span word="hou">hou</span>", <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="they">they</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>", <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> "80-<span word="hou">hou</span>", <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Jingming">Jingming</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "70-<span word="hou">hou</span>", <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> "30-<span word="something">something</span>", <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crevice">crevice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heft">heft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aptitude">aptitude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="amply">amply</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="affinity">affinity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> "60-<span word="hou">hou</span>" <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vaguely">vaguely</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>" (1966-76), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "60-<span word="hou">hou</span>", <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="envy">envy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercialism">commercialism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "80-<span word="hou">hou</span>".</p>
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