审视现代都市文明——于晓威都市题材小说初探

Reflection on Modern City Civilization——Exploration of Yu Xiao-wei's City-style Novels

都市题材小说是于晓威小说创作的重要组成部分。作家以其敏锐的目光和深刻的思考,表现了外来打工者在现代都市文明中的挣扎和都市文明对人的灵魂的腐蚀,以及技术和规则对人性的扭曲。在一定程度上揭示了现代都市文明的本质。作家欲将爱情视为疗救都市文明痼疾的希望,却又避不开它的软弱无力。所有这一切,都使得他的都市题材小说具有浓郁的人文情怀、批判精神和悲剧色彩。

Yu Xiao-wei＇s creation focuses on the city-style novels.By means of sharp observation and insightful thinking,Yu,the writer,describes in his novels the migrant workers＇ struggles in the modem city civilization,the corrosion of urban civilization to the human soul,and the distortion of technology and regulations upon human nature,thus in a way,Yu reveals the nature of modem city civilization.The writer wants to resort to love as a remedy for the city civilization though he does not avoid the weakness of love.All this makes his city-style novels full of humanism,critical spirit and tragic colour.