The dust has settled

◎The winner of the 5th Mao Dun Literature Prize, a literary classic that has sold millions of copies◎Alai, a heavyweight writer who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature for many years, is the youngest winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize in history◎A foolish young master with the ability to foresee the future...

It is a challenge to select the most brilliant sentences or paragraphs from Dust Settles, because Alai's work as a whole is full of profound meaning, unique perspective, beautiful language, wisdom and creativity. They are presented in a numbered form, with each group containing three sentences or three paragraphs, trying to show the diversity of the original work: 1. * "The dusty life under the Tusi system is full of hatred and desire. Before the dust settled, the Tusi system still maintained its distant and ancient glory. Tibetans were still competing for the position of Tusi. But few people realized that their world had changed because of the arrival of a fool." * "The many rooms and doors inside are connected by stairs and corridors, as complicated as the world and human hearts." * "The wind blew, blowing the dust and making the sky turbid. The yellow dust is alive and dead, both reality and illusion. I rode my horse as if to escape from this world." 2. * "Compared with the sadness of getting something, the sadness of not getting something is not sadness at all." * "The female Tusi will bring disaster to those who look down on me. She will gather people and fight one battle after another. My brother said: 'Our manpower can only be used for fighting. We can't buy warehouses of grain from other Tusi like she does to fill our stomachs.'" * "The soul has no wings, but it can go anywhere." 3. * "Yes, the vast space gives people the feeling that time is also boundless." * "The wind blows on the river, and the river is warm. The wind blows up the water from its warm mother, and the water immediately becomes cold. This is how the water gets colder day by day. People also grow older day by day." * "Don't tell me what tomorrow will be like. It's not even dawn yet, but I see that I'm living a worse life than before dark." 4. * "The smart brother fully exposed the stupidity of smart people on this issue. He can see the complexity that others would not think of from simple problems." * "Usually, he seems nonchalant about everything. That doesn't mean that he doesn't care about anything, it's that he's showing his intelligence." * "God made me see, made me hear, made me be in it, and made me stand aloof from it. It was for this purpose that God made me look like a fool." 5. * "I saw that the prestige of the Tusi officials frightened many people. They knelt down with weak knees, but they were still wondering in their hearts, is the Tusi really that powerful?" * "The book brought me into another world, a world without dust, Tusi and servants, only pure wisdom and endless light." * "I suddenly realized that even from the perspective of a fool, this world is not perfect. Everything in this world is like this. If you don't want it, it will be there, maintaining its integrity and purity. Once you get it in your hands, you will find that you don't have it all." 6. * "My heart, now I feel you. Inside, half is pain, and half is longing." * "I slept very well that night, and because of that, I didn't want to open my eyes right away when I woke up in the morning. I often get lost when I first wake up in the morning, and I don't know where I am or when. If I open my eyes rashly, my brain will definitely be empty because of the strong sunset light, like a wine jug, which has nothing but the sound of clinking. I will move my body first and use my senses to guess where I am little by little." * "However, it is not easy for a proud person to realize what kind of mistake he is making, let alone a proud woman." The above content is just an example. Due to space limitations, I cannot list all the sentences or paragraphs. But I hope these excerpts can show the charm of the book "Dust Settles" and inspire your interest in rereading the original book.

Alai, formerly known as Chen Ping, is a famous Tibetan writer and poet in China.< He was born in 1962 in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Alai's works have attracted widespread attention for their unique literary style and profound understanding of Tibetan culture.< His works cover a variety of genres such as novels, poems, and essays, among which the most famous work is the novel "Dust Settles".

Education and professional background: Alai entered Southwest University for Nationalities (now Southwest University for Nationalities) in the early 1980s, majoring in Tibetan literature.< After graduation, he worked in the Cultural Bureau of Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, as an editor and translator.

During this period, he accumulated rich experience in literary creation and began to publish works in literary journals.

Writing career: Alai began literary creation in the mid-1980s, and his early works were mainly poetry.< In the 1990s, he began to turn to novel writing and published the novel "Dust Settles" in 1998.

This work has won wide acclaim for its profound insight into Tibetan history, culture and social issues, as well as its unique narrative style.< Since then, Alai has published many works, such as "King Gesar" and "Zhan Dui", which have been highly praised by readers and critics.

Style and theme of works: Alai's works are characterized by in-depth exploration and true presentation of Tibetan culture.< He pays attention to the living conditions, spiritual world and conflict and integration of Tibetan people with modern society.

His works have beautiful language and unique narrative structure.< He is good at showing the inner world of characters through delicate psychological description and vivid scene description.

At the same time, his works also focus on social issues such as environmental protection and ethnic integration, which have high practical significance.

Personal life: Alai has always maintained a low-key lifestyle.< He loves nature and pays attention to the inheritance and development of national culture.

He once said that his creative inspiration comes largely from his deep feelings for his hometown and nation.

Social influence: Alai's works have had a wide impact at home and abroad.< "Dust Settles" won the fifth Mao Dun Literature Award and became a classic of contemporary Chinese literature.

In addition, Alai has also won many domestic and foreign literary awards, such as the Chinese Literature Media Award and the Italian Grinzane Literary Award.< His works have been translated into many languages and have received attention and praise worldwide.

Quotes and comments: The New York Times once commented on Alai's works: "Alai depicts the life of the Tibetan people with poetic touches, showing a world full of mystery and profound cultural heritage.

" Xie Youshun, a famous Chinese literary critic, also said: "Alai's works have high literary value.< With his unique perspective and narrative techniques, he presents us with a real and vivid Tibetan world.

" Latest developments: In recent years, Alai is still active in the field of literary creation and continues to launch new works.< At the same time, he also actively participates in cultural exchange activities and is committed to promoting the dissemination and development of China's ethnic minority culture.