魏巍《东方》综论——茅盾文学奖获奖作品丛论之一

A Review of "Dongfang" by Wei Wei——No.1 in Series Comments on Mao Dun Literature Award-winning Works

魏巍的《东方》再现了朝鲜战争从爆发到结束的全过程,揭示了抗美援朝的正义性和必要性,歌颂了中国共产党人和志愿军战士,歌颂了军民的鱼水情谊,歌颂了中朝两国人民的友谊,歌颂了无产阶级的人性美。揭露和批判了人民军队内部存在的消极思想及其所产生的消极影响。人物众多而又性格鲜明,抒情方式多样、抒情色彩浓郁,结构宏大而严谨,情节富于传奇性,人物语言个性化。但也存在着在人物刻画上概念化,人物典型化不够等缺憾。

＂Dongfang＂（the east）,a novel written by Wei Wei,brings back the whole process of the Korean War by revealing the justice and the necessity in the War,and extolling members of CPC,voluntary soldiers,the deep affection between the army and the people,the Chinese-Korean friendship,and the beauty of humanity unfolded by the proletariat.Meanwhile,it exposes the negative thoughts within the army and their influence.As to the artistic features,it is rich in characters with distinct personality,lyric expression,rigid structure,legendary people,and specific language style.Nevertheless,it is not enough in depicting characters.