解读《河湾》中两种文化的寻根之路

An Interpretation on Two Ways of Seeking Cultural Identity in A Bend in River

《河湾》是诺贝尔文学奖获得者V.S.奈保尔的代表作之一,作家在小说中塑造了两个典型人物——费尔迪南和因达尔,在后殖民时代背景下,他们为消解身份困境、寻找文化认同做出了方向迥异的尝试,但最终都走向失败,这些失败的尝试折射出奈保尔对后殖民语境下文化身份的探索和态度。

V. S. Naipaul, the winner of Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001, molds two typical characters in A Bend in River, which is one of V. S. Naipaul＇ s masterpieces. In the novel, Ferdinand and Indar head for different directions on their ways of search- ing for independent cultural identity in that post-colonial age. Their endeavors and final fails reflect Naipaul＇ s own exploration and atti- tude to post-colonial cultural identity.