农耕时代的最后一曲挽歌——论《末代紧皮手》的悲剧意蕴与美学品格

The Last Elegy of the Agrarian Times——On the Tragic Sense and Aesthetic Style of Novel The Last Jinpishou

《末代紧皮手》以"机耕时代"(现代化)到来前的西北边地巴子营为原型,展示了解放前后现代中国农村变革中乡民的历史性命运。它是一部真正意义上的"农耕时代的最后一曲挽歌":它书写了当代乡村历史及其实践进程的复杂性和艰难性,并围绕"紧皮"这一包含着浓郁的西部民俗与原始意味的农事性活动,写出了一群农耕时代晚期乡民的悲剧性命运。小说包含着深切的乡土、乡愁和乡恋情结以及一种悲天悯人的精神格调与情怀,也反映出作者李学辉小说创作一贯的、基本的悲剧意识和深沉、幽默与反讽性的小说美学追求与叙事性追求倾向。

The Last Jinpishou took Baziying in northwest border before the machine-based farming as the prototype,showed the historical destiny of the farmers before and after liberation.It is regarded as the true sense of the last elegy of the agrarian times,which described the complexity and hardship of the country side history and development,focused on the Jinpi-a farming activity with strong local custom and primitive sense,and reflected the farmers＇ tragic destiny.This novel is full of local taste,nostalgia and passion of land,which also shows the novelist,Li Xuehui＇s creation style and his pursuit.