Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported on March 18 that Taipei Veterans General Hospital confirmed that writer Li Ao, who suffered from brain stem tumors, recently became critically ill and passed away at 10:59 this morning at the age of 83. .
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Hospital At 2 p.m., Li Ao’s family will come forward to explain. As a controversial "madman", Li Ao's death is a great loss to the Chinese cultural community.
Baidu Encyclopedia introduces Li Ao like this:
Male, courtesy name Aozhi, thinker, liberal master, Chinese studies master, modern Chinese history scholar, current affairs critic, Taiwanese writer, historian, poet; non-partisan person in Taiwan Province, former Taiwan "Legislator", his term expired in 2008 and he announced his withdrawal from Taiwan Provincial Politics. Because of its sharp writing style and strong critical color, can express both laughter and anger, so it calls itself "the first person in Chinese vernacular writing".
Li Ao is a miscellaneous person, but also an iron-clad warrior. He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He speaks arrogantly but has a great pattern. He shocked both sides of the Taiwan Strait with a pen and influenced countless Chinese with a mouth.
In fact, at the end of last year, it was reported that Li Ao's weakened immunity caused the pneumonia infection to worsen. It took 7 days of emergency treatment to get out of the danger period. 's friend Chen Wenqian once posted on Weibo to expose his current situation, "He can't speak or write." After Li Ao fell ill, people kept asking him about Li Ao's current situation, but in fact no one could explain clearly, "The doctor doesn't know, and he himself doesn't know. The only thing he understands is: everything is counting down. Pick a day and count the days." , looking at the moon once counts as one night.
Li Ao’s son Li Kan posted a photo with his father on Weibo in August last year. At that time, Li Ao still had a tube inserted in his nose. Although he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, he was still the same. With a smile on his face and a YA comparison in front of the camera, Li Kan also wrote in the post: "The best birthday gift I have received in 25 years: a healthy father." "
However, no matter how hard the bones are, they cannot escape the ruthless laws of nature.
Li Ao lived for 83 years. Throughout his life, he wrote countless words, picked up countless girls, and cursed countless people.
Li Ao lived in controversy throughout his life. Those who love him People look up to him, and those who hate him hate him to the core, but it does not affect his 83 extremely fruitful spring and autumn days, nor does it affect him becoming a master who will leave his mark in history.
After all, it will not last another 100 years. It's hard to find a Li Ao.
How awesome and crazy is Li Ao?
Li Ao has written more than 100 books, 96 of which have been banned. Now there are "Beijing Fayuan Temple" . (Bang Ge personally thinks this book has the highest achievement and recommends reading) There are more than 100 books including , "Impotence America", "Li Ao Has Something to Say", " Red 11", etc. A total of ninety-six books have been banned, making history. According to records, Li Ao has been hailed by the Western media as "China's most outstanding critic in modern times".
Li Ao has criticized more than 3,000 people in his life. This number is unprecedented in the history of "cursing" at home and abroad. However, even if the outside world criticizes Li Ao. There are many negative opinions, but they have not hurt his self-confidence at all. The first of Li Ao's famous sayings circulating on the Internet is: "My way of scolding people is that others call them bastards, but I have a skill. I can prove that you are." Son of a bitch. "
Li Ao also published a book "Autobiography of a Romance" when he was 80 years old. He admitted that he had had "countless" girlfriends. There are popular artists like Hu Yinmeng, delicate Japanese women, and devout Christians. When asked about his favorite criteria for a woman, Li Ao said: "Thin, tall, white, pretty, and young." " It is true that those women who have romantic rumors with Li Ao are all beauties and talented women.
Li Ao and his first wife Hu Yinmeng
was imprisoned twice for speaking out, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature .
Li Ao said that Qian Zhongshu has the best ability to organize similar materials in the world, but his thinking ability is not enough and there are few ideological things.
said that Jin Yong and were not worthy of the name, and martial arts novels were not popular in Chinese literature. Although the chivalry part in them was good, Jin Yong could not do a single thing.
When I went to college, I wore a long robe and had a beautiful view of the campus.
joined the army and served as a platoon leader.
When he was in high school, he pointed out errors in historian Qian Mu's article, and received a reply from Qian Mu.
When Hu Shi died, the book collection was given to Li Ao (it seems to be what Liu Jiachang said). He also gave money to Li Ao. When Li Ao was in poverty, Hu Shi commented on Li Ao and understood Hu Shizhi better than Hu Shizhi.
Li Ao is narcissistic to the extreme. In his autobiography, he compared himself to Lu Xun, and said that he only boasted when others did not praise him. Li Ao's most famous statement: "The top three Chinese vernacular writers in the past five hundred years are Li Ao, Li Ao, and Li Ao." "In my life, other merits are not counted. Good articles alone are enough to make me immortal." .”
When he was a legislator in Taiwan, he blocked the arms purchase project and the Legislative Yuan sprayed gas, forcing the pseudo-Defense Minister Li Jie to step down.
has a large collection of books, and has three or four rooms with books.
was the producer of Liu Jiachang's first film. The title of the film was "Four Men and Four Women". Li Ao thought there was no comedy conflict and changed the name to "Four Men and Five Women". However, the authorities censored and found that Li Ao was the producer and the film was blocked.
is the slogan of the new book title. It is the first sentence in three times in five hundred years. Everyone knows that the new book sells well.
Pan Shiyi and others jointly offered Li Ao 8 million. Li Ao declined because he would not be rewarded for his meritorious service.
html In 2005, he gave three lectures titled "Vajra's Angry Eyes, Bodhisattva's Low Brows, and Nun's Thoughts on the Extraordinary" at three major universities in mainland China, Beiqing, which caused a sensation.Li Ao’s classic speech at Peking University:
Working sixteen hours a day, and losing one hour after getting sick. How many people can achieve such an attitude towards life?
is anti-Japanese, anti-American, anti-Taiwan independence, and anti-secession. is running for president of Taiwan. The campaign slogan is one country, two systems.
Li Ao is the first person in the world to publicly express his opinion that Lee Teng-hui is problematic.
Li Ao’s handwritten letter before his death:
I hope to “say a good goodbye to my family, friends and enemies”
Hello, I am Li Ao, I am 83 years old this year.
htmlAt the beginning of 2000, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor and have just completed radioactive treatment. Now I have to take 6 steroids a day, so my body has become like a battlefield. Recently, I was hospitalized for a second acute pneumonia infection. I am in pain, as if hell is not far away from me.In my life, I have scolded many people and hurt many people; I have countless enemies and few friends. The doctor told me: "You can live for up to three years. If you want to do anything, hurry up!"
I thought that in this last time, in addition to adding 41 chapters to " The Complete Works of Li Ao " -85 In addition to the goal of this book, I just want to say goodbye to my family, friends, and enemies again. You can understand that this is the last meeting in our lives. "Goodbye Li Ao" and after that, we will never see each other again.
Because this is the last meeting, I hope this meeting is sincere and frank. Not only how we met and understood each other, but also how we loved and killed each other.
For the guests, I will tell you the truth; I also want you to tell the truth to me. The speaker is not guilty and the listener is warned.
Maybe we had a lot of cruel struggles before, but maybe we also had a lot of good memories before; I hope that through this meeting, we will have no regrets. No regrets, this is my promise to you and my expectation for you.
For guests, no matter where you are, I will send you a handwritten invitation letter. invites you to come to Taipei and come to my study. We can have a meal together and take a photo together. I will take you to see the cute cats. I will record our last meeting throughout the whole process. On the one hand, it will be reserved for you. I commemorate, and on the other hand, it also satisfies my selfishness: I have bid farewell to the mainland media for nearly 10 years, and I want to use these videos to let everyone see me again, get to know a different me again, and witness the end of my life.Thank you!
Master is gone, but what Bang Ge admires most is Li Ao’s character of “telling the truth and clarifying right from wrong”, which is also his most precious spiritual legacy. As a Chinese intellectual, Li Ao was by no means perfect, and was even arrogant and narcissistic. But in a period of great historical changes and an era of harboring filth and evil, he set an example for Chinese intellectuals. Hypocritical people have thousands of ways to laugh, but at least Li Ao is worthy of the conscience of intellectuals.
Finally, let me conclude and remember that Li Ao translated John Donne's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in prison. I wish you a good journey:
No one can be safe,
No one is An isolated island,
Everyone is a piece of the continent,
should serve the local land
That is a piece of land,
That is a promontory,
That is a manor,
Whether it is yours or a friend's,
Once the sea water washes away,
Europe will become smaller.
Anyone's death is my loss.
As a member of mankind,
I grow old together with all living things.
For whom the death knell is tolling,
I am at a loss,
It is not separated by the darkness forever,
It is mourning for you.
