私奔与乌托邦的幻灭——《日夜书》关于理想和后知青的叙事

On the Narrative of Ideals and the Post-Educated-youth Era in The Book of Day and Night

韩少功的《日夜书》讲述从知青岁月到后知青年代的知青故事,直面知青在社会转型期各自的命运遭遇,关注知青对理想的追寻和理想失落后的无奈。《日夜书》用"私奔"这种仪式来暗示青年人对理想的某种冲动,追求理想的行动受到挫折之后,这一代人没有回避历史,而是选择反思。小说制造出一种距离感,以便有足够的空间来进行充分的思考,小说用一种坦然的态度去讲出人性丑陋的一面,去思考历史对现实的影响,这是一部晚年的作品。《日夜书》是认真地思考当年知青在当今社会中的命运变化,并用实验的文体、敏感的语言、折叠的时间等多重元素来开启对后知青的叙事。

Han Shaogong＇s The Book of Day and Night tells tales of educated youths from the educated-youth age till the post-educated-youth era,facing up to their respective destiny and encounters during social transition and focusing on their pursuit of ideals as well as their helplessness after their loss of ideals. In the book,＂elopement＂is utilized as a ceremony to imply the impulsive pursuit of ideals on the part of educated youths of this generation who,when frustrated in their ideals pursuit,would opt to reflect rather than evade history. The novel,a product of the author＇s later years,adopts a sense of distance so that enough space is provided for full consideration; and above all,it recounts the ugly side of human nature in a calm manner and reflects on the impact of history on reality.In short,The Book of Day and Night has considered earnestly the destiny change of educated youths in today＇s society and has initiated the narrative of the post-educated-youth era by virtue of multiple elements such as its experimental style,sensitive language,and folded time,etc.