近来涉猎名人传记,其中戏剧家曹禺的一则逸闻催生了我的好奇心。上世纪80年代初,年逾古稀的曹禺已是海内外声名鼎盛的戏剧作家。一次,美国同行阿瑟·米勒应约来京执导新剧本,作为老朋友的曹禺特地邀请他到家做客。午饭前的休息时分,曹禺突然从书架上拿起一本装帧讲究的册子,册子上面裱着画家 Recently engaged in celebrity biographies, one of Cao Yu, dramatist gave birth to my curiosity. Early 80s of last century, more than seventy years old Cao Yu is a famous theater writer at home and abroad. Once, American colleague Arthur Miller should come to Beijing to direct the new script, and Cao Yu, an old friend, invited him to visit home specially. Before lunch break, Cao Yu suddenly picked up from the shelves a well-framed booklet, mounted on the booklet painter