Ba Jin et la France
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Abstract EN:
Ba jin spent two yeurs 1927 and 1928 in france. It was in paris that he undertook his literary career. In early thirties, he became a literary star in china. His first collection of short stories "the revenge" is established essentially to the image of frenchmen. His famous trilogy "the impetuous torrent", of which the masterpiece "family" is part, is isnpired by the series of rougon-macquart. His "germinal" shows a lot of common points with those of zola, but, he rejects the naturalism and the theory of here dity. The thought of ba jin is closely linked to his french reading. His conception of democracy, equality, morals, and esthetic are particularly influenced by french writers, such as j. J. Rousseau, e. Zola, v. Hugo, r. Rolland, and j. M. Guyau. Ba jin has received from french literature, not only the form of novel, but also democratic spirit, humanism, and realism. In return, he has ontribued as many to chinese literature, as to he "weltliteratur". He is one of the greatest writers of modern china. His influence is widesprend all over the world.
Abstract FR:
Ba jin a vecu en france de 1927 a 1928. C'est a paris qu'il a entrepris sa carriere d'ecrivain. Au debut des annees trente, il est devenu une vedette litteraire en chine. Son premier recueil de nouvelles "la vengeance" est consacre essentiellement a l'image de francais. Sa fameuse trilogie "le torrent impetueux", dont le chef d'oeuvre "famille" fait partie, est inspiree de la serie des rougon-macquart. Son "germinal" montre de nombreux points commun avec celui de zola, mais il rejette son naturalisme et sa theorie d'heredite. La pensee de ba jin est etroitement liee a ses lectures francaises. Ses conceptions de la democratie, de l'egalite, de la morale, ainsi que de l'esthetique sont surtout influencees par des ecrivains francais, tels que j. J. Rousseau. E. Zola, v. Hugo, r. Rolland, meme j. M. Guyau. Ba jin a recu de la litterature francaise non seulement la forme du roman, mais aussi, l'esprit democratique, l'humanisme et le realisme. Au retour, il a apporte sa contribution tant a la litterature chinoise, qu'a la weltliteratur". Il est un des plus grands ecrivains de la chine moderne. Son influence s'est repandue dans le monde entier.