《五号屠场》中虚构的历史和真实的虚构

Fictional History and Truthful Fiction in Slaughterhouse Five

《五号屠场》是库尔特.冯内古特最受赞誉的作品之一。在这部小说中,冯内古特消解了传统意义上历史和虚构之间的二元对立,模糊了二者的边界,运用了一系列叙事策略证明了历史文本的写作也可能具有虚构性。小说文本虽然本质上属于虚构,但对比历史文本,却更加具有人性的真实。

As one of the most outstanding works in contemporary American fiction, Slaughterhouse Five, with its verifiable historical events, calls for attention to the relationship between history and fiction. Kurt Vonnegut deconstructs the dichotomy and blurs the boundary between history and fiction. He employs a series of strategies to prove that the fictional text is more truthful than the historical text in representing the truth of humanity.