Rimbaud's girl

Maupassant also came.He had passed the first stage of syphilis, and now he looked very well.He is good-looking, 24 and a half years old, will not turn 8 until August, the fly in the ointment is that the expression on his face is a bit too serious, not very flattering.

He affectionately calls Vitaly "my sister", and he has a younger brother, Elvy, who is 6 years younger than him and is almost 19 years old.The old Maupassant was a prostitute, and Mrs. Maupassant couldn't bear it, and finally separated from her husband when Guy Maupassant was 11 years old.

Mrs. Maupassant has small assets, and it is not too difficult to raise two children. She can also provide for Maupassant to study law at the University of Paris. Maupassant, who just reached the age of military service during the Franco-Prussian War, had to serve in the army and interrupted his studies.When the war was over, he did not continue to go to school, but entered the Admiralty as a clerk.

Vitaly couldn't understand why he didn't go back and continue his studies, and he replied that he was tired of the hypocrisy and dogma in college.

"If you endure a few years of hypocrisy and dogma, and get a diploma, you can earn at least three times the current salary." Vitaly said very practically.

Maupassant was speechless, "You are absolutely right. I regret it a little now, but not too much." He imitated those Americans and shrugged lightly.

"As a person who can't really 'retreat', you should try to obey the rules of society so that you can live more comfortably. If the Department of the Navy requires you to have a college degree in order to get a raise, you should get a degree."

"You sound like my boss."

"A degree certificate does not necessarily represent the level of knowledge, but you should admit that the systematic education in universities is still good for young people. I am not 'only blood' and 'only academic theory', but many times, if you want someone to look at you Knowing your level of knowledge, education is relatively simple and easy to use." She shook her head, "How many girls are willing to exchange all their property for your chance of admission."

"Do you want to study in university too?" Maupassant asked in surprise.

"Education should be gender-neutral, but public schools only enroll boys. I don't know why the government gave up 50% of the population. Education has always been a matter for rich people, or at least food and clothing for women. You don’t have to worry about considering that girls need to go to school too.”

Combining his mother's experience, Maupassant agreed very much, "Indeed, education has always been a very expensive thing." His mother was also educated at home, and her knowledge level was not very high, but it was enough to lead him into literature. Ocean, Mrs. Maupassant is very fond of Shakespeare, and let her sons read Shakespeare's works since childhood.

In fact, he was quite envious of Vitaly being able to receive guidance directly at Flaubert's house. Flaubert didn't see him very often, and most of the time it was just correspondence.Flaubert was an extremely strict teacher, often criticizing his work without any merit.

He accepted Flaubert's guidance that after retiring from the army, he started his career as a small clerk, and found that the salary was so low that he could only maintain his basic life. If he didn't try to get some extra income, he would become a low-level citizen struggling for life throughout his life.Living in Paris is not easy, and his mother sends him dozens of francs every month, but this kind of life cannot last forever.

He and Vitaly became Flaubert's disciples almost at the same time. They wrote to each other and complained about it. Today, the teacher changed the exercises beyond recognition. However, Vitaly's progress is so fast that he is now able to serialize long stories that are very popular with readers in newspapers. The novels and booklets were also selling well. He was dissatisfied and jealous. He felt that he was already a grown man, so why was he not as good as a little girl?But when I think about it again, I think it's a little funny that I'm jealous of Vitaly.

Zola analyzed Vitaly's strengths with him, and then Arthur Rimbaud analyzed them together.The Rimbaud brothers and sisters are all talented players. Zola wrote poetry, and Maupassant also wrote poetry. They were not very good, so they decided to turn to novel writing afterward; Arthur Rimbaud's poems are undoubtedly radiant, It is a level that they cannot catch up with poetry creation no matter how many years they have studied. This must be admitted; poetry is more about "talent", that is, "reiki". Most suitable, even if others drink absinthe to the point of intoxication, smoke marijuana to the point of insanity, they can't keep up with his height;

No one has seen Vitaly's poems before, but it is said that they are not far behind the best poets of the Parnassian school, but she thinks that they can't be better than her brother's, so she simply didn't write them. I thought about being famous for her poetry; her novels are concise in language, which should be deeply influenced by her teacher Flaubert, and she doesn’t write a single word; the content of the plot is mainly based on the life experiences of female characters, which should be deeply influenced by Jane Austen Influence;

But the plot of the novel is realistic and cold, and it is completely different from Jane Austen, even George Sand; therefore, the unmarried Jane Austen likes to write sweet English country love, and George Sand, who became a romantic girl after an unfortunate marriage Sang also likes to write love fairy tales, but Vitaly, who has been engaged to her childhood sweetheart and noble young master, always writes real and cruel realistic tragedies, which shows that she is a rational woman who can clearly understand this cruel and fucked real society .

Talent plus rationality -->>

Analysis, coupled with the ability to quickly determine the writing style, coupled with the extremely fast creation speed, almost writing at least 1000 words a day, and rarely revising, her success is almost inevitable.

Zola himself is very diligent, and his writing speed is considered to be the best among this group of people. He is also surprised that Vitaly's writing speed is almost as fast as his, and it is fast and good. Among the female novel writers he knows, only George Sand can have the "fast and good" writing speed and quality; and George Sand is old and doesn't write much novels. A saying suddenly popped up in the Paris novel circle this year, saying that Vitaly Rimbaud will It is the second George Sand, very promising.

"Talent cannot be forced, nor can it be learned." Zola said at the time: "A person has talent, perseverance, and opportunity. All these conditions can be combined to create a 'famous writer'. And When you have fame, you can accumulate fame and eventually wealth.”

What Zola said is very bare-naked, yes, if he is not famous, he should try his best to flatter his boss, and it is best to marry the daughter of the boss a few levels above, get a raise and a promotion, this is his kind The basic life line of a small clerk.What is famous for?Of course, it is to get rid of the extremely boring life at present, and to make money.As for the "literary dream", yes, but it is not as attractive as the realistic goal of living a better life.

Zola is very diligent in order to "make money". He should also face up to his own strengths and weaknesses, study and practice more diligently, and achieve the goal of becoming famous and making money as soon as possible.

Turgenev's dacha was extremely comfortable.

The owner seemed to be a hedonist. From the entrance porch, all the rooms were carpeted, and the walls were hung with richly patterned Persian tapestries, woven with geometric patterns or character story patterns; silver tableware, Chinese porcelain, glass Wine glasses; servants hold silver trays, which contain ruby-red red wine, soft golden champagne, and various snacks; servants, regardless of gender, are all dressed in the uniforms of 17th-century French court servants, Wearing a golden French wig from the 17th century, with powdered face and even the inside of the wig.

Turgenev liked the atmosphere of this obsolete French court banquet, gleefully imitating it.

France is a big country that exports fashion clothing, music, literature, and revolutionary ideas. The children of the nobles all have to learn a little painting and music, but of course they will not learn to the point where they can be regarded as a profession.For example, at the party in Flaubert's apartment, Maupassant played a few pieces of music on the piano in the corner of the living room, the purpose of which was to add some interest, and the playing was average;

The gathering at Turgenev’s villa not only had a large number of wine and snacks, but even the accompanying music had improved a lot.

A 17- or 8-year-old boy played a piece of music on the piano. Vitaly couldn't tell whose composition it was, but felt it was very pleasant and brisk.She walked to the piano and stopped to listen.

The boy had a chubby face, the appearance of an ordinary French teenager, not pretty; his expression was also a bit reserved, and when he realized that there was a beautiful girl beside him, he couldn't help but get a little nervous and played the wrong note.

"He just played a few wrong notes." Turgenev found it funny and explained to Vitaly, "He still lacks the experience of performing in front of a larger audience."

"I didn't recognize it. Whose song is this?" She asked the boy, "Can I see the score?"

The boy stood up nervously, and bowed slightly in embarrassment, "Please." He wanted to help her turn to the first side of the score, but he touched her finger.He got more nervous, "I'm sorry."

"He's Pauline's son, Paul. He—how old are you?"

Paul seemed a little annoyed and quickly glanced at Turgenev, "18 years old, almost 19 years old. My name is Paul, Paul Viodo."

Vitaly held out her hand, "I am Vitaly Flaubert-Rimbaud."

Paul continued to shake hands with her nervously.

"Is this a piece by Liszt?" The cover of the sheet music was written with the name of the composer and the number of the work.

"Yes. Have you heard?"

Vitaly shook her head regretfully, "I don't know much about music."

"What else do you want to hear?" Paul took out some music scores from the music bag beside him.

"Just pick the ones you play best."

Paul smiled shyly, "I'm learning the violin, but I can play the piano well."

"Your mother is a soprano, haven't you learned to sing?"

"I prefer to play rather than sing. But my sisters can sing, and they can sing very well." The teenager's eyes lit up, "Have you been to the opera house to see an opera performance? Can I invite you to the performance?" ?”

Maupassant on the side shook his head when he heard it: "Young man!