日本民族性的描摹及其他:对《浮世画家》的文本解读

The Description of Japanese Nationality and Others:On An Artist of the Floating World

日裔英籍作家石黑一雄在《浮世画家》的表层结构里为我们"临摹"了三位艺术家的画像,极度自私、毫无原则:以艺术为纯粹牟利工具的投机主义者主人公小野增二;耽于享受、醉生梦死,躲进艺术里避祸的毛利君;左右摇摆、随波逐流,用艺术谋生的附庸者"乌龟"。这三种性格从某种意义上说正是日本民族性的典型写照,同时在一定程度上也映射了日本二战中的一些"关键人物"。石黑一雄在此深刻反思了日本民族特征与二战之间的关系,认为这两者之间存在着某种必然的逻辑关联。

The Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro gave us the portraits of three artists in the surface structure of An Artist of the Floating World:Ono Zengji,who was extremely selfish and unprincipled,and used art as a pure tool for profit;Maolijun,who was indulged in material comforts hiding himself in art to avoid trouble;“tortoise”,who was vacillating,and used art to make a living.These three characters are typical portrayals of Japanese nationality in a certain sense,and they also reflect some of the“key figures”in Japan during the World War II to some extent.In the novel,Kazuo Ishiguro deeply reflects on the relationship between Japanese national characteristics and the World War II,believing that there is certain inevitable logical connection between the two.