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Title:Novel draft at age 20

Category:Manuscript

Author:Zhao Shuxia

No. of Item:2 volumes

Dimension:26.1*15.8*1.2cm；26*18.2*1.5cm

Description:By Zhao Shuxia. Handwritten in fountain pen on 500-character green manuscript paper, bound by the author, and labeled Book 1 and Book 2. The 70th issue of World Today serves as a cover for Book 2. Completed around 1950, the two books total 206 pages.
This manuscript was written by 19-year-old Zhao Shuxia after she was denied admission to the School of Literature at National Taiwan University due to her entrance exam score falling two points short of the admission threshold. Though her failure plunged her into despair, it still fueled her dream of becoming a writer. To determine her next steps in life, she visited the famed female writers Zhang Xiuya and Meng Yao, who were living in seclusion in Taichung. With their encouragement, she attempted to write a lengthy novel of about 200,000 characters about a pirate. The opening of the novel goes: "In the desolate South China Sea lie innumerable nameless islets, all similarly bathed in sunshine and battered by wind and rain.... This tale takes place on one of these islets: Storm Island." The author does not specify where Storm Island is, but thanks to clues such as sweet potatoes being a local staple, it is not difficult to surmise that this story, full of imagination and adventure and taking place during the late Qing Dynasty, is in fact set in Taiwan. After finishing the book, Meng Yao asked to see it, but Zhao, feeling that it was too poorly written, was reluctant to show it to anyone. She didn't dare step through the doors of these elder writers again, and she refused to publish the book. Little did she know that a couple of years later she would land a job as an editor and Mandarin broadcaster for Chengsheng Broadcasting Corp., because this pirate novel, which she was "too shy to show anyone," was proof of her writing skills.

主要名稱:二十歲時之小說草稿

成文日期:民國39年

類別:手稿

作者:趙淑俠

原件與否:原件

藏品層次:單件

數量單位:2冊

尺寸大小(長*寬*高):26.1*15.8*1.2cm；26*18.2*1.5cm

數位化類別:影像(圖片)

是否數位化:是

關鍵詞:趙淑俠│海盜│小說草稿

典藏單位:國立臺灣文學館

摘要:本筆資料是以「海盜」為主角的長篇小說，小說內容描述主人翁莊金順因為母親與人暗通款曲又謀殺親夫，因而遭逮捕後送上刑場，金順就此成為孤兒。小小年紀便投靠父親的親友家，最後輾轉投靠在狂風島為海盜的李五。最終金順離開狂風島，離開前將李五的錢財分送給島民，希望島民能以此營生，不要再做傷天害理的事。之後，金順像隻孤雁，到其他小島上的守望塔上看守。（文／歐人鳳）

其他說明:1. 本筆資料以鋼筆書寫於500字綠格稿紙，由作者自行裝訂、編號為1、2兩冊，其中第2冊以《今日世界》第70期封面裝禎，約成文於1950年，兩冊合計206頁。
2.本手稿為趙淑俠19歲、因2分之差而未能考入台大文學院時所寫。根據作者自況，當年「榜上無名」的打擊雖使其陷入絕望甚而自暴自棄，卻也喚醒了她的「作家夢」，為了尋找人生的出路，她登門拜訪蟄居台中的著名女作家張秀亞和孟瑤，在她們的鼓勵下，嘗試創作了這部約20萬字、以「海盜」為主角的長篇小說。小說的開頭這樣寫著：「在蒼涼的南海面上，有著無數不知名的小島，它們同樣受著陽光的沐浴，和風雨的吹打，……這故事便發生在群島之一的『狂風島』上。」作者並未明確指出「狂風島」位於何處，然而根據當地主食為「番薯」的線索，不難推測此一充滿想像與冒險、發生於「清朝末年」的故事實際上即是以「台灣」為場景。小說完成後，孟瑤曾要求作者「拿去給她看看」，但趙淑俠自認為寫得不好，難以示人，竟致此後再不敢踏進前輩作家的門，也從未將這部作品發表。沒料到一、兩年後，她考取正聲廣播電台擔任編輯暨國語播音員，即是因著這部「羞於示人的海盜小說」證明了她的寫作能力。
3.第1冊內文：「滄涼的南海面上，有著無數不知名的小島，…」。
4.第2冊內文：「順子叫二妮久預備了兩樣菜，…」。
5.自訂成2冊（合計頁數206頁）。

提供者:趙淑俠

登錄號:NMTL20100460016

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