That title will harm the writer!

Recently, discussing the Draft Law on Emulation and Commendation (amended), many National Assembly deputies proposed to expand the recipients of the title of “People” or “Excellent”, and at the same time ensure fairness. in reward work.

Accordingly, many delegates believed that, in addition to considering and conferring the title of People’s Artist, Outstanding Artist for artists operating in the field of performing arts, the awarding of this title should also be extended to other artists. art director, orchestra conductor, choreographer, cameraman, musician, painter, composer, photographer, writer, architect, broadcaster.

By expanding the recipients of the title, it will clearly show the concern, encouragement and recognition of the Party and State to art workers. However, these proposals were immediately controversial.

Exchange with Vietnamese people On this issue, poet Tran Dang Khoa – Vice President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association said that he himself had never thought of proposing to award the title of People’s Writer, Outstanding Writer. However, he thanked the National Assembly deputies for proposing to award the titles of “People” and “Excellence” to writers.

“I think this is nothing to make a fuss about. This is the idea, aspiration and proposal of the National Assembly deputies. They have the right to express their wishes, to propose opinions. I myself have never had the thought to propose conferring this title, but I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the National Assembly deputies who thought and remembered the writers.

I think, if there is a title of People’s Writer, Excellent Writer, even better, that’s okay. It is also a form to honor and encourage writers who are enthusiastic in creating literature and art, have more worthy works and bring many values ​​to life. If artists are awarded for their contributions to the arts, writers should also be honored for their contributions to literature and art. Is it because of this donation that their salaries are higher and they are more popular.

This is just a title that the State confers, and the people respect and honor the writers who are truly outstanding and belong to the people. Many excellent writers are very close to the people. Not all writers are excellent and not all writers belong to the people.

In fact, without these titles, many genuine writers are still enthusiastically creating and trying to dedicate their lives to many valuable works. They still perform their vocation as writers. I think the awarding of titles, if reviewed and approved, will contribute to gratitude for the contributions of writers,” emphasized poet Tran Dang Khoa.

The title will be like vanity to harm the writer?

Contrary to the above opinion, writer Suong Nguyet Minh shared with Vietnamese people that: “I think it is not appropriate to confer the title of writer. Writer only two words writer is enough. Please do not assign, do not add the title “People’s Writer”, “Excellent Writer” Or those who propose that writers also receive the title “People’s Artist”, “Excellent Artist” should not.

Adding the “People”, “Elite” is likely many people give up writing, spend their entire lives fighting for that glorious title to hang solemnly in the living room and not care about writing anymore. For being full of satisfaction with that title. There are even people running around to get that vain name. The title of People’s Writer, Writer of Excellence is unintentionally like a vain bait. “Die” because of that vain name.

True writers don’t need that title. That title harms the writer. The writer lulled himself to sleep because of that false aura. Accidentally ending the creative self. For writers, passports and titles must be conferred by readers, not a contest, or an organization that issues passports.”

Exchange with Vietnamese people, writer Di Li confided that, she found that conferring the titles “People” and “Excellent” to the writer had no meaning at all. She herself has traveled to many countries around the world, approached many different literatures, but has never seen such a gift for the literary world. As usual, writers have won prestigious literary and artistic awards for clusters of works or works. These awards are the recognition and honor of the writer’s contributions to life, to the country, to the people.

“People’s writers are people whose works are born after a period of time, even after death and a few hundred years after death, people still find and read those works. Time will determine the noble title. best.

I saw before that there were many professions that were awarded titles, so people were so busy chasing their names that they forgot their true vocation.

Even just because of that title that people are jealous, vying, detracting from each other… not good and beautiful at all. That time to compose is sometimes even better.

Thus, from a certain perspective, we see that giving does not necessarily stimulate creativity, but sometimes makes many people forget to be creative. Or being creative just for the sake of achieving the title does not necessarily mean creating works of the right caliber and right mind. Donors are like volunteers or philanthropists, who do it cheerfully and quietly, not to be registered as giving more or less. Those who know, record it, those who don’t know it.

For the writer, the work is the “brainchild”, the readers are the greatest source of encouragement. If one day readers stop reading the work, all titles will no longer mean anything. And if readers stop paying attention to that writer’s work, how will they know that writer’s title,” writer Di Li confided.