Love of ridicule and humor is also an important feature of Li Ao's writing style. For example, he once quoted the words of British Prime Minister disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies in the world: lies, hateful lies and statistics." (Lies, hateful lies, statistics) (In fact, this sentence was developed by Mark Twain, and later it was verified by scholars that the earliest source was not disraeli, but Charles Wentworth Dilk) satirical statistics; But some people doubt Li Ao's real understanding of statistics. Yang Zhao said: "Li Ao's English level is not bad, but he is obviously rarely influenced by western modern literature. He has always been skeptical about modern philosophy and modern literature. He knows that T.S. Eliot has always insisted that novels should not be behind Flaubert and Henry James, but he obviously doesn't know what modern novels after Flaubert and James look like and what tricks they play. "
Li Ao's works are famous for their sharp words and ruthlessness. For example, he once commented on Yu Guangzhong that "literature is above learning, learning is above poetry, and poetry is above quality" and "a scholar with soft ears, singing the moon and his cousin, pandering to powerful people, fighting for power and profit, being heartless and being a dog's lung", thinking that his remarks whitewashed the autocratic behavior of the national government during Chiang Kai-shek's administration and caused a reaction.
Free China ended, and it was Satellite magazine that re-emerged in the 1960s. 1957 was first published, and 1965 was discontinued. It was neglected for the first half of its life Later, around Hu Shi's death, Li Ao wrote articles about it, several of which were very popular and caused a sensation in Taiwan Province Province and cultural circles. When Hu Shi died, the special issue of satellites magazine in memory of Hu Shi sold three editions. Since then, satellite magazine has become the most important cultural publication in Taiwan Province Province.
At that time, Li Ao played a great role. He emphasized westernization and anti-tradition, and Li Ao's monologue under the tradition greatly shook the student circle, as if his eyes were suddenly enlightened. Li Ao was a cultural hero at that time! It has a great influence on that generation, including people over that generation. However, Li Ao basically criticized the traditional culture and society of China. He was a cultural critic in his early years and seldom talked about contemporary political, economic and social issues. His criticism of China culture is basically from the perspective of modernization and westernization. Of course, this modernization also has many liberal elements.
Li Ao's personality is unique and unique. When I was young, because I was dissatisfied with the old funeral system, I dared to show the spirit of "I'm dying" in front of 2,000 people, which made undertaker very unhappy. The two most surprising things are his arrogance and lust.
Li Ao claimed: "In the past 50 years and 500 years, Li Ao, Li Ao and Li Ao were the top three writers in China. Those who scold me for bragging have already set up my memorial tablet in their hearts. " Its arrogance and boasting make people who advocate modesty feel refreshed.
However, Li Ao's revision of Mao Zedong's Answer to Li Shuyi in Weibo was criticized by netizens as "the feelings of literati changed the thoughts of great men".
Li Ao wrote a memoir at the age of 62, and even published nude photos of his early years. Moreover, there are many nude photos of women in his books, and he also wrote a book on sex, A Study of Sexology in China. There is a chapter in Li Ao's Pleasure, Enjoyment and Hatred that records her decades of sexual history and experience.
In his speech in Peking University in 2005, Li Ao expressed the hope that Chinese mainland would gradually move towards a "mature", free and democratic modern society. Li Ao's political views are regarded by most people in Chinese mainland as the embodiment of his liberalism and the pursuit of the overall interests of the Chinese nation. Li Ao advocates the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits by means of one country, two systems, and opposes the "Taiwan independence", "constitutional referendum" and arms purchase. Peking University Tsinghua Fudan Speech
On September 19, 2005, Li Ao went to the mainland for a "Chinese cultural tour", which included Hongkong, Beijing and Shanghai. In the process, he delivered speeches in Peking University, Tsinghua and Fudan respectively, believing that the purpose of the speeches was to "sow the seeds of liberalism" to the mainland people. Professor Jiang Yihua of Fudan University thinks that Li Ao is a practitioner of liberalism.
Speech at Dashan April University
20 1 1 In April, Mr. Li Ao came to the mainland again and went north to Guangdong and Fujian provinces to visit Jinan University, Shantou University and Xiamen University. 20 11April1was awarded honorary professor in Jinan. To commemorate the 0/00th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911/KLOC-,Li Ao attended the "Century-old Jinan Cultural Quality Education Lecture Hall" at Jinan University in Guangzhou and gave a lecture entitled "Seventy-three Martyrs in Huanghuagang". On April 2nd, 2065438+0/KLOC-0, Mr. Li Ao, a writer, historian, cultural scholar and current affairs critic from Taiwan Province Province, had a conversation with Pan Yugang, a tenured professor of Boston College and a visiting professor at Shantou University. The theme of the dialogue is "Main Dialogue of Project X". After giving a speech at Shantou University, a reporter in Xiamen saw a card hanging on his chest, "I have an inflamed throat and can only laugh at you".
2011lecture series of famous scholars held on July 20-26, lecture 12, in which Li Ao gave a lecture on "the trend of intellectuals in China".
Li Ao kept writing articles sharply criticizing China's traditional culture and advocating "total westernization", which caused a storm of cultural debate on the island. Chiang Kai-shek issued a warrant that the bookstore should be closed immediately, which led to the closure of the satellite. By April of 1967, he was prosecuted for "obstructing official duties". He was jailed twice for rebellion. (A General History of China Literature, Volume 10, Contemporary Literature, edited by China Academy of Social Sciences)
First time in prison (197 1 March-197611October): the charge was Taiwan independence, which was really unjust imprisonment. Li Ao was placed under house arrest by the Kuomintang authorities from 1970, which lasted for 14 months until 197 1 was arrested in March. 1972, 10 In March, Li Ao was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The "text" of the general military judicial department's arbitrary judgment on Li Ao's rebellion is that Li Ao is prepared to subvert the "government" by illegal means, sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 10 years and deprived of public power for 6 years. However, Han Yannian, then the military prosecutor, said that the sentence was too light and filed a complaint, so he began a retrial, which lasted for three and a half years. After four years and eight months in the U.S. Military Law Detention Center in Beijing, Li Ao was transferred to the "Renai Education Research Office" in Tucheng on February 22nd, 1975. After that, he served five years and eight months in1976165438+10/9 without bail.
Second imprisonment (19865438+August 0-65438+February 0982):
On the surface, it is an ordinary criminal case, that is, Meng Neng falsely accused Li Ao. In essence, this is the second time that political prisoners have been imprisoned. Taiwan Province authorities used Xiao Mengneng's false accusation against Li Ao to "ban" Li Ao again. In this case, the fundamental reason is that we can abandon our wives Zhu and Li Ao who have shared weal and woe for forty years, thus angering Wang Jianfen and his concubine. Li Ao said, "I am a witness who has worked with this couple in Satellite for many years. I saw with my own eyes how Zhu helped Xiaomeng earn these properties. Now I'm just being kicked out of the house. I can't be silent. I want to be sharp. I paid a high price for this injustice. Macey can actually be angered by concubine, turned against ruthless. He started with me helping him manage the crystal building and falsely accused me of misappropriating public funds. " At first, Judge Chen Lianlian of Taipei District Court acquitted Li Ao, but after arriving at the "High Court", three judges, Huang Jianqing and Gu, hoped to accept the trouble and play politics, and sentenced Li Ao to six months in prison. Li Ao said, "The content of the judgment has reached a bizarre level. One or three judges refused to admit handwritten evidence. Two or three judges do not recognize scientific appraisal. Three or three judges tampered with the transcript. Five or three judges fabricated spouses. Six or three judges distorted the reasons. Seven or three judges know nothing about banking. " After Li Ao was released from prison, he persevered and pursued Xiao Mengneng's false accusation. At that time, political factors had been closed, and the judge ruled that Xiao Mengneng of Li Ao was falsely accused of losing his political backer and was imprisoned twice. Xiao Mengneng was accused of being wanted by Li Ao and finally fled overseas. 2011May, at the invitation of Sina, Li Ao officially settled in Sina Weibo with the ID of "Hello Li Ao". In the first 24 hours, she posted 3 1 Weibo, and then insisted that there was no original forwarding, which was called the miracle of Weibo and attracted the strong attention of 3 million fans. At first, Li Ao had a good impression on Weibo, saying that Weibo could help him use his spare time and save his spare time inspiration. But at the same time, Li Ao also said that it is not easy to write the word 140. Unfortunately, readers can't see a real Li Ao through the word 140. "You can only see the word 140 through Weibo, but you can't see the real me. I am a big river. Looking at me through Weibo is like looking at an iceberg. You can only see one eighth or even one eightieth.
More than a month after the opening, Li Ao's speech was blocked by Sina because of its sensitive topic, and liberal masters rose up and threatened to close Weibo and stop writing! In the end, Sina compromised, not only lowering its posture to retain Li Ao, but also writing down a written document to safeguard Li Ao's freedom of speech. Li Ao's rights protection case won, and Sina finally retained a large family in Weibo.
On 20th1110/October17th, Li Ao suspended Weibo's writing. After more than a year, Li Ao resumed writing Weibo once a day from 20 13 to 10/3. By the end of 20 15, 10, the number of fans has reached10/80,000. On May 1 10, Beijing time, it was reported that Taiwan Province artist Dee Hsu (Little S) was accused of libel by writer Li Ao for supporting his sister Barbie Hsu (Big S). Li Ao said that he had asked a lawyer to tell the artist Xiao S that he didn't want any money for compensation or an apology, but he asked for three debates on Xiao S's program "Kangxi Comes" before going to court. As to whether to prosecute Big S, Li Ao said that he would study it again. Xu Yajun, the husband of Xiao S, said "selling a house to protect his wife", while Li Ao mercilessly pointed out that some people are illogical.
Li Ao had a bad opinion of Zhang Lan, the mother-in-law of Big S, at the new book conference a few days ago. In order to protect his sister, Xiao S blurted out: "He has a crush on Sister Lan, but we can't argue with him. We can only think that he is showing his love in this way." The two sides exchanged fire from a distance, which led to Li Shifu's small S.
Li Ao said that he had asked his lawyer to sue Xiao S for serious libel. Because he can't play computer, he wrote a draft complaint and then asked someone to type it. "Keep your word and tell him that the time and method of submission will be studied with the lawyer." As for whether to ask for compensation or an apology, Li Ao said that money was not involved and an apology was not rare. "I asked to debate their program ("Kangxi Comes ") with them for three times, 1 person, Wang Weizhong (the boss of the production company of" Kangxi Comes "). Let me ask you, why do you always use my son as a program in your program? "
Li Shifu's firepower remains unchanged, depending on whether Xiao S accepts the request for debate. At present, it seems that there is no sign of the end of Li Ao's drama, but both of them are sharp-tongued. Li Ao said she really told me. At the beginning, Xu's mother also "begged for mercy" from a distance: "I hope Master Li Ao will leave the children alone!" Even when Tao Jingying attended the event on May 8th, 20th1/kloc-0, he wanted to calm the master down and bluntly said, "Master Li Ao is really a taster!"! On June 5th, 20 13, Li Ao appeared in Kangxi Coming to refute the death rumor. Li Ao said that every time on the show, the host Xiao S (Dee Hsu) would sit on his lap. Xiao S joked, "Then I'll take this opportunity to sit first, because I don't know if it will be the last time." Small S once again sat on Li Ao's lap, which caused the whole audience to laugh.
On April 20 13, the news of Li Ao's death began to spread on the Internet. Li Ao said that after the news of his death came out, an American friend called him, because they had agreed to compete who died late, and those who died late could pee on each other's graves. However, Li Ao said that he had decided to donate his body to National Taiwan University Hospital after his death.
He joked that until June 4, 20 13, someone called and asked, "I'm certainly disappointed to hear that I'm not dead. But what you see today is not necessarily Li Ao. You may go to hell. " .
Cai Kangyong, the host, asked him how long he wanted to live. Li Ao said that he hoped to live to 65,438+006 Song Like Meiling, but he was very open-minded about life and death. He just "stopped eating after noon" and ate more lunch. If he is hungry at night 10, he will make a cup of goat's milk to drink, and he will not be hungry at night after he gets used to it.