法国批评家莫洛亚盛赞屠格涅夫是“一位富有诗意(重点是笔者加的)的现实主义作家”。我国文学史家王瑶欣赏沙汀“用优美的诗意的文字写出了地方色彩很浓的乡村故事”。评论家强调的,正是小说作家的诗意描写。确实,在中外文学史上都有这样一批作家:他们追求诗的意境,采用诗的方法,孜孜不倦、苦心孤诣地从事着小说的创作。周立波正是这样的小说作家。他的短篇小说,正象湖南农村漫山遍野的茶子花,朴素中飘散出浓郁的芳香;也象湖南人民嗜好的槟榔片,平淡里留下了无穷的回味。读周立波的短篇小说,挑逗并激动读者心灵的,是一种诗的灼热,诗的情致,诗的韵律,诗的力量。 French critic Moron praised Turgenev as “a poetic poet (focusing on the author plus) realist writers.” Wang Yao, a literary historian in our country, appreciates Sha Ting as “a beautiful local poetic writing of a local village story.” Critics emphasize that it is the poetic description of novel writers. Indeed, in the history of Chinese and foreign literature, there are a number of writers who are pursuing the artistic conception of poetry and adopting the method of poetry. They work tirelessly and painstakingly in the creation of novels. Zhou Libi is such a novel writer. His short stories, just like the tea plantations in the mountains and plains of Hunan’s rural areas, have a rich aroma in their simplicity. They are also like betel nut slices enjoyed by the people in Hunan Province, leaving a lasting aftertaste. Reading Zhou Libo’s short stories, to tease and excite the reader’s mind, is a poetic sentiment, poetic sentiment, poetic rhyme, poetic power.