近代留日小说中的东京镜像——以向恺然《留东外史》为代表

On Tokyo's Image in the Fictions on Modern Chinese in Japan:Taking Unofficial History of Chinese in Japan by Xiang Kairan

向恺然的《留东外史》是近代中国留日小说中的翘楚。然而,学界对《留东外史》很有限的研究也仅局限于小说的道德诉求及黑幕揭露方面,并且,向氏的其他几部留日小说如《留东新史》、《留东外史补》及《留东艳史》等一直处于无人知晓或问津的状态。作为近代留日小说的代表,向氏留东系列描述了近代中国波澜壮阔的留日热潮,反映了异质文化带给国人的巨大冲击,对留学生、流亡客、政府官员等各式在日华人的描绘刻画更是鲜活生动至极,其视野之广阔,笔力之雄健,揭露之犀利,前所未有。

Unofficial history of Chinese in Japan by Xiang Kairan,was an outstanding one of the fictions about oversea Chinese in modern China. However,the study is limited within its moral pursuit and its disclose of social darkness. Some other fictions by Xiang Kairan are unknown. The essay argues that his series of fictions describes the current trend of studying in Japan,reflects foreign culture's huge influence on Chinese. His description of many kinds of Chinese in Japan,such as overseas students,exiled people and officers was quite vivid. The essay discusses about the narrative of Japan in this fiction,tries to show his Tokyo's image in the fiction from three perspectives:Tokyo's impression,feminine perspective and Japanese nationality.