灼灼其华的生命力——评王安忆长篇小说《桃之夭夭》

Shining Vitality——Comment on Georgeous in Beauty as the Bloom of Peach of Wang Anyi

王安忆的新制长篇《桃之夭夭》,通过旧艺人笑明明及其女儿郁晓秋两代上海女性的命运,演绎了俗世凡人倍受磨难却永远屹立的旺盛充沛的生命力,并以此揭示了一个独特的心灵世界。文本保持了细腻、平实、温婉、柔软而坚毅的风格和情调。作为都市生活的民间叙述和个人化叙述,王安忆日益成熟了。

In Wang＇s novel Georgeous in Beauty as the Bloom of Peach of Wang Anyi, through Shanghai women＇s destiny of two generations （artist Xiao Mingming and her daughter Yi Xiaoqiu ） , she has found the vigorous and energetic vitality, which will stand towering like a giant forever, through all kinds of hardships, and base on which she has set up an unique spiritual world. This novel keeps the style and sentiment of smoothness, nature, warmth, softness and strength. Wang becomes more and more mature through her narrative of city life and her own life.