引 言

向您讲述的，是八月的充盈着温馨与诡奇的夜。是四个人，围绕着篝火。有夜游之鸟，有惨淡的花，有一只无关紧要的狗。地气上浮，弦月下沉。鸡脚河象一条破布抖落在身后的原野上，颤颤地跳动……
What I’m telling you is the warm and eerie night of August. It’s four people, surrounding the campfire. There are nocturnal birds, bleak flowers, and an insignificant dog. The earth’s atmosphere rises and the crescent moon sinks. The Chicken Foot River shook off like a rag on the field behind it, trembling and jumping……

作 者 简 介

尹世林——（1950－2022），出身山东临邑农家，国家一级作家，中国作家协会会员，中国报告文学学会会员，山东省作家协会文学创作室副主任，1978年开始文学创作，代表作有短篇小说集《野水》，中篇小说集《长夜洞箫》，长篇纪实《铁血之旅》、《幸福的荒漠》、《太阳灼伤的土地》、《闯荡南非》、《天上狼烟》等 。曾获中华铁人文学奖，山东精品工程、泰山文学奖等。
Yin Shilin (1950–2022) was born into a farming family in Linyi County, Shandong Province. He was a National First-Class Writer, a member of the China Writers Association, and a member of the China Reportage Association. He also served as the Deputy Director of the Literary Creation Office of the Shandong Writers Association. Yin began his literary career in 1978 and is known for works such as the short story collection Wild Water, the novella collection The Long Night and the Dong Xiao Flute, and full-length nonfiction works including The Journey of Iron and Blood, The Desert of Happiness, The Land Scorched by the Sun, Venturing into South Africa, and Wolf Smoke in the Sky. His works earned him honors such as the China Iron Man Literature Award, the Shandong Excellence Project Award, and the Taishan Literature Award.