Gao Xiaobai smiled.

A very tolerant smile.

"Teacher Yu, I know that there are a lot of reasons that have been posted on the Internet saying that Garcia Borges might be Chinese, right? I'll just say, it's impossible."

Yu Hua turned to him and asked: "Why is it impossible?"

Gao Xiaobai shook his fan with a calm expression:

"There are only two reasons on the Internet for saying that he may be Chinese. The first is that his novels are published in Chinese first, and then other languages. The second is that he has never shown his face in public.

I didn’t even get any awards.”

He continued: "However, after careful analysis, we know that these are simply untenable."

Yu Hua pretended to be listening attentively.

"Publishing the Chinese version first only shows that he has a deep Chinese background. In fact, in terms of writing style, his Spanish version is more delicate and smooth. The Nobel Prize in Literature is also based on the Spanish version, not the Chinese version."

"Besides, there are too many faceless individual writers, including Hemingway Faulkner and Kawabata Haruki. They are all just invisible and did not go to accept the award. This does not mean anything."

Gao Xiaobai talked to the camera: "Also, maybe you don't know it very well. Let me give you some popular science about how high Garcia Borges's status is in Latin America."

"In many of his novels, including One Hundred Years of Solitude, the place Macondo appears. Based on the content of the book, it is speculated that this should be a seaside village in Colombia."

"But in Colombia, there is no place called Macondo, there are just some places that are very similar."

"In order to compete for the name of the orthodox Macondo, many villages changed their names one after another. Overnight, there were three more Macondos in Colombia."

“These places are all labeled as ‘where the story of One Hundred Years of Solitude takes place’ or even ‘the hometown of García Borges’, just to prove that they are the real Macondo.”

"There is also a village that borrowed huge debts and spent huge sums of money to build a full-length statue of García Borges."

"Based on the village's previous income, this statue will require the entire village's financial income for 50 years to pay off."

"As a result, after the statue was built, the village's tourism industry exploded. All debts were paid off in just 5 years, and it is still booming."

"Of course, since García Borges never appeared in public, the statue was imaginary and was based on the image of the sculptor."

Jupiter covered his mouth: "Oh my god, Teacher Gao, what you said is so funny."

Gao Xiaobai said sternly: "It's completely true. There is no trace of fabrication. I went to Colombia in the early years and saw that statue with my own eyes."

"Most people who travel to Macondo do so with a pilgrimage mentality, and there are especially many Americans. There are many pendants and souvenirs on the roadside, such as gypsy magnets and insomnia notes, which cost US$5 each.

pieces, and they are selling very well.”

Jupiter asked: “Do Americans like García Borges very much?”

Gao Xiaobai said: "Americans especially like it. In the United States, if a rich person does not have a book by Garcia Borges in his home, it is equivalent to being a nouveau riche, new money, and looking down upon him."

He smiled and said: "Hasn't South America always been regarded as the back garden of Americans? But in the case of Garcia Borges, the culture was imported in reverse."

Jupiter smiled: "Old Americans also have today."

Gao Xiaobai shook his fan and said: "This is only the impact in Colombia. In other places, the impact is even greater!"

"In fact, Argentines believe that García Borges belongs to them and is Argentinian."

"Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, has the National Museum of Argentina."

"Here are all the literature, art, history, and cultural relics of Argentina to this day...all the essence is gathered in it."

"In the minds of Argentinians, this museum symbolizes their country and nation, and is their pride and beacon."

"And at the entrance of this museum, there are two and a half sculptures."

"The one on the left is Jose Hernandez, a well-known poet in Argentina. By analogy, he can be compared to Argentina's Li Bai."

"The one on the right is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. He is the first civilian president in the history of Argentina. He is deeply loved by Argentines and is also a litterateur."

"There is no statue standing in the middle, only an empty stone pier. On the stone pier, there is only one name carved on it - García Borges."

"It's empty because García Borges never showed his face."

"Although he never stated his nationality, his words seemed to naturally boil in the blood of Argentines."

"Argentines firmly believe that he is Argentinian!"

"Once García Borges officially shows his face, they will put his head between the greatest poet and the most famous president in Argentina's history, and let him stand there forever."

When Gao Xiaobai said this, everyone watching the show listened. Liu Ruyan also listened.

Everyone had different thoughts in their hearts, only Liu Ruyan was in a daze, recalling the past.

Chen Ya said that love is an instinct, but creation is not.

This is a paraphrase from "Love in the Time of Cholera".

In the book, the original words of that sentence are:

"Love is an instinct, either you are born with it or you never will."

If he really believes this, if he really believes that love is an instinct that cannot be learned, then why does he say, "We practice each"?

Unlike others, Liu Ruyan believed in an instant that Garcia Borges was Chen Ya.

"Love in the Time of Cholera" was written by him.

This makes her proud.

At the same time, it also made her feel distressed, depressed, and wanted to cry.

Gao Xiaobai continued:

"Also, there is another country, Chile."

"Chile is a country where a large-scale movement against dictatorship once took place."

"And that year, García Borges's "The Autumn of the Patriarch" happened to be published in Chile."

"This book happens to be about resistance to dictatorship. Almost all Chileans believe that this book is in solidarity with the Chilean resistance movement."

"That year, many workers took to the streets, holding the book "The Autumn of the Patriarch" in their hands, and sat in silence."

"This book became the spiritual totem of the resistance movement, and García Borges became the spiritual mentor of Chileans."

"In addition, in South America, there is a leader who admires García Borges very much."

"That leader's name is Castro."

After saying this, Gao Xiaobai took a sip of water and said:

"I have said so much, on the one hand, to tell everyone that this person's status in the hearts of Latin Americans is like Li Bai's status in our hearts."

"On the other hand, it is also to illustrate that this person's works are deeply rooted in the blood and soil of Latin America. He cannot be from other places."

"Because of literature, if you don't live in that environment, you won't be able to write something so resonant."

"Teacher Yu Hua must have realized this. Teacher Yu Hua's "Dead" and "Zhao Dayong's Blood Donation" must not have been written by people from other countries."

After hearing this, Yu Hua nodded quietly, and then said: "So you think Garcia Borges is from Latin America."

Gao Xiaobai nodded: "That's right."

Yu Hua added: "Then, why does his award certificate appear in China?"

Gao Xiaobai said firmly: "Forged."

"I don't think it's a forgery," Yu Hua shook his head, "Why don't we identify whether this is a real certificate or a forgery."

Gao Xiaobai looked over and asked: "How to identify it?"
Chapter completed!