在大众狂欢的背后——读汤吉夫长篇小说《大学纪事》

Behind the Revelry of Masses

长篇小说《大学纪事》是一部近距离反映中国大学生活的优秀作品,也是一部在大学生活乃至知识分子题材创作上有所突破有所贡献的优秀作品。作品中的主角,H大的校长何季洲,是当代文学史具有典型意义的人物,他是当今国情下既得利益集团的代表。此外,小说还刻划了H大上上下下的众生相。

Accounts at College is an excellent novel presenting a vista of college life in China as well as a fine one for its breakthrough and contribution in the subject-matter of college life and life of intellectuals. The protagonist in the novel, He Jizhou, president of H University, is a typical character in the history of modem Chinese literature, for he is the representative of the vested interest group under the current national conditions. Moreover, a portrayal is also made of the faculty in H University.