The reason why I was attracted by the book "Muslim Funeral" is because of the names of each chapter. Yue Meng, Jade Demon, Yue Leng, Yu Shang, Yue Qing, Jade Farewell, and Yue Soul originally thought it was a book with religious overtones, but I didn’t expect that it would shock me with such cold and sad words from the beginning. Let me share with you my reading experience on Muslim funerals. You are welcome to read it.
Reading experience of "Muslim Funeral" 1
Hui female writer Hoda skillfully uses "jade" and "moon" as clues throughout the novel "Muslim Funeral". Time slowly tells stories, going back and forth between loving and being loved: a Muslim family, the rise and fall of sixty years, the ups and downs of the fate of three generations, two love affairs that took place in different eras, have different contents, but are intertwined and twisted. tragedy.
Around the seventh century AD, a group of Central and West Asian merchants with white cloths wrapped around their heads, pursuing the prosperity of the legendary Eastern Empire, traveled thousands of miles and came to the Eastern Land of the Tang Dynasty. The rich soil and water in China allowed them to stay there ever since. As time passed, a new nation was born in the East. In the thousands of years of history, they have always maintained their own unique language, lifestyle, and religious beliefs...
I am unfamiliar with this nation, but the novel "Muslims" that won the third Mao Dun Literature Award "Funeral" brought me closer to them. In a special national and cultural context, this book took me and a Muslim family through many ups and downs in the long history of time.
The protagonist Han Ziqi loves jade as much as his life. In the war years, in order to protect his jade, which he regarded as something more important than life, he left his wife and children and traveled across the ocean. As if by fate, he and his wife's sister Liang Bingyu came together in a foreign country. After the war, he couldn't wait to return to China and brought his daughter Han Xinyue, the child of love. No matter how many grievances his wife had, facing her sister, her husband, and that lovely little girl, how could she leave herself without a husband and her son without a father? Only Liang Bingyu knew that this family could not tolerate it. She did. As a result, Han Xinyue lost the company of his biological mother. Han Xinyue was aggrieved and confused, why the mother in the photo looked so kind, but the mother in reality was so strange... As Xinyue grew up, the grievances and hatreds of a generation gradually came to an end, and the joys and sorrows of a generation came to an end. It's happening again.
Han Xinyue, a jade-like girl, beautiful, smart and kind. All the words of praise that can be said about a girl can be heaped upon her without exaggeration. She loves her family, but she doesn’t understand her family. She doesn’t understand the quarrels between her parents, her father’s cowardice, her mother’s domineering attitude, and she even doesn’t understand the occasional look in her mother’s eyes when she sees her. The cold light. Her love with Chu Yanchao was beautiful but bumpy, but the impermanence of life cut off all her dreams...
Many years after Xinyue left, she went to a foreign country and worked as a woman all her life. The rootless Liang Bingyu is back. This unrecognized wife and mother came back eagerly through her own pain in order to find the lost family ties and the daughter she missed day and night. However, everything has changed, and Boya's house is still there, but what she longs to see and what she doesn't want to see have been taken away by time.
The novel "Muslim Funeral" has a very unique structural form. The odd-numbered chapters are written as "jade", and the even-numbered chapters are written as "moon". Jade symbolizes wealth and status. The chapter about "jade" is about the protagonist Han Ziqi's difficult journey from Ibrahim to a generation of "Jade King"; moon symbolizes purity and kindness, and the chapter about "jade" is about Han Ziqi's daughters Xinyue and Chu Yan Chao's poignant and touching love.
The two worlds are separated by an invisible door, but they have to meet again. The reader has just read an emotional point in this world, but this chapter is over, and it is the turn of another world in another chapter. Adjust your mood, sort out your emotions, re-immerse yourself in another world, and read it with the feelings of the previous chapter. This alternating narrative brings a wonderful reading experience.
The reader follows Hoda like this, as if he is walking through a long and narrow alley with two walls that play out two lines of fate. When he reaches the end, he feels a solid sadness filling his heart that is hard to get rid of.
Reading experience of Muslim Funeral 2
I can’t remember how many times I have read this most vital classic work of the Contradictory Literature Award, and I fall deeply into it every time. deep meditation. The purest dream, the most poignant love, and the most painful fate, it has caused a "sensational effect" with its unique plot and writing style.
This book tells the family story of a generation of Hui people. I know very little about the Hui people, so reading the book "Muslim Funeral" was like walking into a completely new world. I think this is a holy Muslim poem, full of tragic beauty. The past life is over and a new life has begun. The scene of this book is very grand, and the clues are so complicated. Through the rise and fall of a jade family for several generations, it sings a song of wonder in life.
I think this is the long river of jade, no, it is the long river of life, the long river of fate, and the long river of tragedy. When it came to Xinyue's death, I couldn't help but shed tears. If the true meaning of life had not been written so profoundly and emotionally, would it be possible to have such a soul-crushing artistic charm?
Indeed, after reading page by page, I entered a solemn and great world. . When I read about the death of Liang Yiqing in "Jade Sage", this is a sculpture with a sonorous axe, which is tragic and shocking; when I read about "The Jade King", Han Ziqi was so proud and intrigued, and his pen was so sophisticated that he could handle thousands of worldly situations with ease. I am deeply impressed by this artistic drive. Surrounding this long river of clear and crystal jade, Liang Junbi and Han Ziqi each have their own distinct personalities and unique inner worlds. But in this vast forest of life, a faint music sounds. It grows from small to large, from light to heavy, from weak to strong, and an image emerges lightly. This is the new moon, and it is this Pure, quiet, beautiful soul. It was originally a lively stream, but it fell into the catastrophe of life. Liang Qibi's rejection of Chu Yan caused a terrible change in fate... It seems that, as the author said, she was for Whether the human heart is beautiful or cruel, the human heart overwhelms everything and suppresses everything. The death of Crescent Moon is heartbreaking. The death of Xinyue is the death of Zhu Yingtai. It is touching and heroic. It is not only tender and touching, but also weeping blood from the sky. It is from the beauty of tragedy that people's minds are purified.
My roommate said that the ending of this novel is too tragic, but at the end, Liang Bingyu saw a slim girl appearing at the door, with white skin, handsome face, black eyes, and long hair. With long eyelashes, he was looking at her in surprise. New moon! New moon!... She hugged the girl, silently to the sky and the earth. The past passed, and a new life began. The person Liang Bingyu was holding was not the new moon, but the Liang family. For three generations, what she holds is not a new crescent moon, but a dream and a hope for the future.
Liang Bingyu walked over gently, thinking only of her daughter. Same as that person.
Twilight falls quietly, and the shadows of the dancing trees gradually merge with the earth. The eyes are full of majestic dark colors and warm fragrance.
In the southwest sky, a crescent moon appeared, faint, hazy, as if there was nothing there.
Reading experience of "Muslim Funeral" 3
The first time I heard about "Muslim Funeral" was from my elementary school Chinese teacher. She said that she read this novel and asked her to read it. I fell in love with literature and chose the Chinese major. The first time I read this book was when I was in the second grade of junior high school. I skipped a few classes and sat on the edge of the school playground. The cool wind blew through my hair and the pages of the book. The afternoon passed without me noticing. How many times have I tossed and turned in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep until almost dawn.
The stories written by female writers are always tender and full of twists and turns, and they are inseparable from the theme of love.
The book creates a distinct female character: Bi'er, who struggled to support her family business when she was young, and became full of business atmosphere in middle age; an aunt who lost her husband and son in the war, but was honest and diligent throughout her life; pure and flawless, full of romanticism Han Xinyue; and Yu'er who pursues the right to love and human freedom.
The book slowly unfolds based on the special cultural background of the Hui family and the changes of several generations of the jade family during the war. It tells about some conflicts that are highly controversial even in today's era: Yu'er and her brother-in-law Han Ziqi They fell in love in England and gave birth to a daughter; this daughter, Han Xinyue, fell in love with her teacher Chu Yanchao at Yenching University; Bi'er personally raised the children born to her husband and sister, full of love and contradiction; Yu'er could not He did not leave his little daughter, so that his sister, brother-in-law and his family could live in peace. When he was old, he returned to Beijing, and all he found was the news that his daughter was gone.
There is an article about Jin Yong saying that Jin Yong’s book only contains three words, and it is impossible to ask for it. These three words are extremely suitable for this book. The sudden attack of war and the dislocation of life have changed the motherland, homeland, and homeland beyond recognition. Life is as floating as duckweed in the context of the times. People are immersed in the great sorrow of being unable to control their own destiny, and are carried forward by the smoke of war. Even independent and strong women of the new era like Yu'er and Xinyue, their personal will is powerless in the face of time, love and life; even if they are smart and intelligent like Han Ziqi, who became a famous figure because of jade, they are also weak because of jade. A character who cannot keep the love of his life. Hundreds of years of life pass by in a hurry, like clouds and smoke, and the pain of being tortured by life, separation and death is heartbreaking; only those ancient jades are passed down from generation to generation, burning their glory. Perhaps this is what Hoda wants to pass on to us.
Whether it is love without hesitation like Yu'er, or a worldly appearance like Bi'er who has been tempered by reality, the ending is those three words. Perhaps it is the impermanence of life that makes God’s blessing and spiritual power even more valuable. This innate belief is not only a formality at funerals, a man in a white hat, but also an insurmountable bondage in marriage. Like fate, it comes indiscriminately, making individuals appear short and small in front of it. There is no way to argue with these questions about what faith is and what it has brought to them, because the human world is a theater from which there is no escape.
Muslim funeral reading experience 4
"Twilight falls quietly on the cemetery, and the shadows of the trees gradually merge with the earth. The eyes are full of majestic dark colors, and the garden is full of warm fragrance. .
In the southwest sky, a crescent moon rises, faint, faint, hazy, if there is nothing...
Under the faint moonlight, it is faint. Next to the shadow of the tree, the soft and slow sound of the violin sounded, like crying, like dreams, like smoke. The bow kissed the strings, telling a well-known story in the East: "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". .
Liang Bingyu stood in the sound of the piano for a long time, her heart was conquered by the sound of the piano, and it was crushed like tears, falling on this land
In the sky, The new moon is hazy;
On the ground, the sound of the piano is vague;
Between heaven and earth, the sound of the piano echoes for a long time, like a clear spring, like a whisper, like a spring silkworm spinning silk, Like a solitary goose circling..."
This is the ending of "Muslim Funeral" that I like.
I have heard of this book a long time ago, but I have always regretted that I have never read it seriously. This "accidental" opportunity finally gave me the privilege to have a look at its elegance and I want to write something down. , but I don’t know where to start. The artistic conception of the moon and jade that exudes a touch of sadness makes me reluctant to write. It seems that if I don't pay attention, this beautiful artistic conception will be shattered.
This is a holy poem that reflects the life of Muslims; a historical drama that reflects the lives of ordinary people; an abbreviation that reflects an ordinary but bitter love story; a story that shows a strange and ancient nation. A true picture of style.
This 500,000-word novel, with its unique perspective, sincere emotions, rich capacity, profound connotation, and cold writing style, makes a comprehensive and thorough study of the daily habits and wedding and funeral customs of Muslim believers. depict. It reviews the long and arduous footsteps of Chinese Muslims at a macro level and shows a broad picture of life. The characters in the work range from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1980s, with their activities ranging from Asia to Western Europe. It describes the heavy disasters brought to mankind by the Second World War, as well as the vivid The well-known Muslim living customs, the history of the jade shop and touching storylines. It is not only a funeral for Muslims, but also a funeral for love. It writes about the lives of Muslims around the seemingly "twisted" love of several generations...
Reading this book is like walking into a completely novel world. world. I was deeply attracted by the beautiful language and phrasing in the book. Whether it is the description of the scenery or the setting of the environment, the words used by the author are so appropriate that people can't help but marvel. I think it is a strange and unique flower in the literary world where hundreds of flowers are blooming in modern China. It is quite independent. It is not surprising that it has caused a "sensational effect" with its unique plot and style. After reading this book, I had an indescribable feeling. The sadness and regret in my heart could not be let go for a long time. I even complained about why the author was so cruel, giving a perfect young girl such a miserable and short life, and tearing apart a whole family. For those who truly love each other, let them clearly love each other but be unable to overcome the barrier between yin and yang. The dead are freed, but what about the living? They still have to bear the pain of the difference between things and people.
I once thought of a question: Why is the title of this book called "Muslim Funeral"? What else is buried in a Muslim funeral? Maybe there is also the eternal theme of mankind - Love is also the author's most important thread in "Muslim Funeral". But the author uses a writing method that seems to be present, complete and incomplete, which makes it easier for people to penetrate deeply into the text. My mood is like a fallen leaf falling in the autumn wind. With the experience of the characters, it goes up and down, left and right. right. What shocked me the most was the love between Xinyue and Chu Yanchao. Have Han Xinyue and Chu Yanchao found their love? It seems that they have, but it seems that they have not. Reading them makes people feel a kind of sincere admiration and a kind of heart-wrenching pain. From the beginning of a deep relationship between teacher and student, to the final spiritual ally, and even a close soul friend, while reading the words and dialogue between the two of them, I was also struck by a deep and extremely powerful emotion deep in my heart. Shocking. I have to admit that I was attracted by this noble love. I was completely integrated into the storyline and could not help but change with the mood of the protagonist. To be honest, I envy and even yearn for the kind of mutual understanding between the two of them. But unfortunately, her pursuit of love seems confused. She almost doesn’t understand what love is and what responsibility is. I ignorantly followed my instinctive preferences and felt drifting away. Even when I was about to die, my mind was still filled with the pitiful so-called instinctive beautiful feelings. Unfortunate birth, depressed growth, painful love, tragic loss... The tragedy of New Moon may just be the inevitable result of history, and people have to lament it. This is the excellence of the whole novel. .
I really want to use my tears to pay homage to the protagonist in the black and white text! Justice, why are you born? Why do you die? Why are you so vulnerable in the face of reality?
Life seems insignificant in the face of fate, for whom does the lament sound? The music of "Butterfly Lovers" fades away in the rhythm of spring silkworms spinning silk. Leaving behind a pure and ethereal place...
Muslim Funeral Reading Experience 5
My hands felt heavy when I got this thick book, but I felt light when I closed it. Sadness and depression lingered in my heart for a long time. Hoda, a great female writer, uses her light and fresh writing style to tell people about the rise and fall of three generations of a family in about sixty years from the early 1920s to the late 1970s of reform and opening up. The rise and fall of love and hatred, honor and disgrace, Jade and Moon show the world scenes of sad love tragedies.
The unpretentious funeral made me get to know Muslims. Religions and beliefs that I had never known before slowly unfolded before my eyes in this book. Religious traditions, political confrontations, love and hate. Intertwined. The intersection and divergence of Chinese culture and Islamic culture in the long history constitute this grand and sad story.
The story begins with a devout Muslim old man taking the young Han Ziqi. The slow sound of Chu Yanchao's piano in the cemetery and the new moon in the sky intersect with each other, making this fateful stage slowly come to an end. , each of the lifelike characters also ended there, and when I quietly looked back at the scenes in the book, the 'Jade King' Han Ziqi's hard work in starting a business, his persistence in jade, and his helplessness in feelings, until he died in tears.
Sisters with different ideas. The pedantic Liang Junbi ruined the marriage and love of his children because of his faith. Liang Bingyu, who boldly pursues freedom and love with new ideas, is a symbol of a new generation of youth, but she is drifting in a foreign country; yearning for beauty. The old aunt who lived a happy life stayed with the family until she died of illness; Han Tianxing and Chen Shuyan, a couple forged by fate, lived with sadness; and the nineteen-year-old smart and beautiful girl Han Xinyue died of congenital heart disease. The flower of life withered early, and under that new moon, Chu Yanchao slowly pulled her to propose marriage...
At first, after reading this book, I had a hard time with Islam in my heart. The disgust I felt in words was, in the final analysis, pity for the protagonist of this tragedy and disdain and helplessness of the feudal conservative ideas of that era. Later I learned that Islam has never prohibited intermarriage between ethnic groups, which has caused all tragedies and affected the reputation of Islam. Nationalism, mysticism and sectarianism are not Islamic ideas, so I feel relieved about the story. Muslims view Islam as a matter of pride, leaving readers in awe of it.
At the end of the article: 'Liang Bingyu walked over gently, thinking only of her daughter. Same as that person. Dusk falls quietly, and the shadows of the whirling trees gradually merge with the earth. The eyes are full of majestic dark colors and warm fragrance. In the southwest sky, a crescent moon appeared, faint, hazy, as if there was nothing there. ’ What remains in my heart is a longing for the future, a new hope, looking forward to a happy and beautiful tomorrow, just like the young girl who loved life and died young in the article.
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