论艾丽丝·门罗短篇小说集《逃离》的叙事策略

The Narrative Strategies on Alice Monroe' Collection of Short Stories Run Away

加拿大女作家艾丽丝·门罗以短篇小说享誉欧美,获奖无数。2013年10月,她被授予诺贝尔文学奖,颁奖词称她为"当代短篇小说大师"。这主要得益于艾丽丝·门罗作品严肃的主题和独特的风格,但和她的叙事策略也不无关系。通过特意淡化故事情节、灵活运用叙述方式、巧妙变换故事节奏、精心营造故事悬念等杰出的叙事策略,艾丽丝·门罗的小说焕发出简洁精致、不施铅华、细腻优雅的风采,给人以"于无声处听惊雷"的强烈震撼。

Alice Monroe, a Canadian woman writer, was famous of short fiction in Europe and America. She received numerous awards. In October 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. It regarded her as a ＂great master of modem short story＂. This is mainly because of serious themes and unique style of Monroe＇s works, but also thanks to her narrative strategy. Through outstanding narrative strategy, such as specially dilute storyline, flexible use of narrative, clever transform story rhythm, and elaborately create a suspense story, Monroe＇s works coruscate the elegant demeanor of delicate concise, naturally, exquisite and elegant, which give a person with a strong shock as ＂listen to the thunder in the silent＂.