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.

引 言

如果面对古老非洲的地图讲故事，在世纪新旧相衔的这几个年头，没有哪个视点会比这片凶险又充满活力的原始丛林更富有生命的激情与想象，如果说这故事本身缀满着战乱、毒蛇猛兽的袭扰以及探险式的传奇色彩，没有哪一种形式的记载会比发生在丛林一隅的这些故事更可展现出时空的广袤和历史进程的昂扬悲壮——我们赖以生存的这个星球，从来没有这样充满动感……

If one were to tell stories against the backdrop of an ancient African map, there would be no perspective more vibrant with life’s passion and imagination than the perilous yet energetic primeval jungle during these transitional years of the century. If the story itself is adorned with war, the menace of venomous snakes and ferocious beasts, and the allure of adventurous legends, No form of record can better showcase the vastness of time and space, as well as the grandeur and tragedy of historical processes, than these stories that occur in a corner of the jungle. The planet we rely on for survival has never been so brimming with motion and vitality…