三层茧内:华人小说的题材自限

The Limitation of Subject Concerns in Chinese Diaspora Fiction

提出"华人小说"概念,有助于综合研究华人的华文小说与外文小说,因为它们之间有不少共同点。华文小说,华人外文小说,华裔外文小说是三种海外寓居者文学,它们之间有个共同点,就是题材上的自我限制。虽然三者自限范围不同,起因都是直接面对强势文化的对应方式。

The concept of “Chinese Diaspora Fiction” enables us to have a mutual study on the Chinese Diaspora fiction written both in Chinese and in foreign languages. The limitation of subject concerns, a direct response to the dominant culture, is one of the most typical similarities among these fictions.