以科学家为主角的文艺类科普作品创作的文学品味与哲学思考——以长篇科普历史小说《詹天佑》为例

Literariness and Scientificalness of Scientists' Biographies——Case Study of Chen Diansong's Zhan Tianyou

以科学家为主角的文艺类科普作品的创作是科普创作中的一个弱化区域,更是文学作品长廊里黯然失色的一个展柜。作家如何把握以科学家为主角的科普作品的创作,兼顾文学与科普的双重功能,对于作家而言,是一个很大的考验。第二届中国科普作家协会优秀科普作品奖获得者陈典松的长篇科普历史小说《詹天佑》为我们提供了一个很鲜活的研究范例。作者基于事实基础上的宏观把握和细节设计,语言叙述的沉稳、严谨,结构布置的大气、周密,人物描写的细腻,对科学事实的逻辑陈述等,都是这部作品留给我们的启示,其通感效应中的文学品味,坚持在叙事过程中传播科技知识,展示人物的科学精神,立体地、多视角地演绎人物的家国情怀,从细微处突显人物复杂情感的哲学思考,体现了《詹天佑》一书艺术创新与科学的、逻辑的原则有机结合的特色。

Many writers rarely touch upon scientists' biographies,as it is arduous to keep a balance between literariness and scientificalness.However,Chen Diansong,who won a prize in the Second Awards of Chinese Scientific Literacy Writers' Association for his book Zhan Tianyou,gives some insights into how this balance can be attained.On the one hand,this book's scientificalness is best displayed by its accuracy in wording,logicality in structuring,exquisiveness in describing,and seriousness in treating facts.On the other hand,the book is no short of literariness in that it vividly conveys the multidimensionality of the protagonist's thoughts and feelings.