十、《李自成》第一卷的写作经过(续) [三]选题的决定常常有人问我:“你为什么决定写《李自成》?”我现首先回答这个历史选题的问题。在抗日战争后期,准确地讲,是在皖南事变发生之后,我偶然接触到一些明末史料,动了我写一部历史小说的兴趣。这兴趣还可以向上追溯。1933年我住在开 Ten, the “Li Zicheng,” the first volume of the book after (continued) [three] the choice of the title of the question often asked me: “Why did you decide to write” Li Zicheng? “” I now answer this question of history. In the latter part of the Anti-Japanese War, precisely, after the Incident of Southern Anhui happened, I came across some historical materials by the end of the Ming Dynasty and moved my interest in writing a historical novel. This interest can also be traced back. I lived in 1933