V.S.奈保尔:无法弃绝的特立尼达

V.S.Naipaul:Unforsakeable Trinidad

国内外文学批评界流行一个观点:V.S.奈保尔文化"无根",是印度文化与英国文化共同孕育了奈保尔的文学成就。其实,这种观点忽略了作家受到的特立尼达文化影响。事实上,奈保尔的文学成就很大程度上得益于作家的出生地文学书写。所谓文化"无根",实际是奈保尔文化身份复杂性的表现,而奈保尔文化身份复杂性根源于其出生地特立尼达文化的无根性和杂糅性。

Literary critics at home and abroad generally hold the views that V. S. Naipaul is culturally ＂root-less＂; Indian culture and British culture have jointly given birth to V. S. Naipaul＇s literary achievements. The author of the paper thinks that such views ignore Naipaul＇s birthplace culture, which, to a large extent, has benefited the writer a great deal in his literary career. The so- called cultural ＂rootlessness＂ is due to Naipaul＇ s complexity of the cultural identity, resulting from culture rootlessness and hybridity of Trinidad. This paper gives an explanation from the perspective of history and sociology.