文化扭结中的此岸寓言——读李锐的《张马丁的第八天》

Parable Cultural Entanglement in Reality ——Interpretation of Li Rui's "on the eighth day of ZHANG Ma-ding"

《张马丁的第八天》采用了二元对立的情节模式,这种模式的背后是东西方文化差异导致的碰撞与扭结,反映了整个20世纪中国知识分子在东西方文化选择中的焦虑。小说在本质上是一个关于人类的寓言,在张马丁与张王氏的身上,能够清晰的透视到世间的荒诞与人类苦难绝望的生存困境。

＂On the eighth day of ZHANG Ma-ding＂used the plot model of binary opposition. This pattern is behind collision caused by cultural differences between east and west. It reflect the whole of the 20th century anxiety in the choice of Chinese intellectuals in the eastern and western cultures. In essence the novel is a fable about human beings.ZHANG＇S and ZHANG Ma-ding can clear insight into the world of absurdity and living predicament of human suffering and despair.