一脉相承的两株乡土奇葩——评沈从文的《边城》与萧丽红的《千江有水千江月》

Two Distinguished Novels of the Same Theme:The Remote City by Shen Congwen and The Moon Reflected in Rivers by Xiao Lihong

大陆作家沈从文的《边城》和台湾作家萧丽红的《千江有水千江月》同为乡土文学作品,都以各自的乡土世界为背景,以民俗风情和爱情故事为主要线索,运用各自独特的表现艺术手法,勾勒出了两幅同样纯美的乡土画面,成为海峡两岸乡土文学中的奇葩。两篇小说虽产生于不同时代、不同地域,但在中国传统文化的大背景下,萧丽红和沈从文的创作在乡土文学田园牧歌这一脉上,其承继关系还是一致的。

The Remote City and The Moon Reflected in Rivers distinguish themselves as local literature at each side of the Taiwan Straits. With idiographic craftsmanship, Shen Congwen and Xiao Lihong prioritize the local culture and the romance of the young in their unique rural landscape of simple beauty. The two authors have selected the same theme wrapped up in the Chinese cultural traditions despite all that they lived in different time and space.