“稀饭科幻”:互文性写作及其特质

“Gruel Science Fiction”: Intertextuality Narration and Its Features

夏笳所谓"稀饭科幻"(比软科幻还要软)以游戏性和新奇怪异的幻想风格为特点,互文性写作是其创作的出发点。成名作《关妖精的瓶子》讲述物理学家麦克斯韦先生用一个实验战胜妖精的故事,写得活泼幽默,趣味盎然,充盈着对人类科学探索精神的推崇和自信。小说通过《浮士德》、《一千零一夜》的互文性转换,把知识分子精神求索的宏大悲剧转变为一则轻松幽默的民间故事。

The so-called ＂Gruel Science Fiction＂ （softer than soft science fiction） initiated by Xia Jia is mainly characterized by its newfangled and baroque narrative style, intertexuality narration serves as the the starting point for her creation work. Her famous fiction ＂the Bottle Imprisoning the Goblin＂ illustrates a story where Maxwell （a physicist） succeeds in defeating the goblin by using an experiment, the narration embodied in the fiction is both full of humor and of interest, where we can sense the author＇s confidence and veneration towards the scientific exploration spirit from the human- beings. Based on the intertextuality narration of ＂ Tales from A thousand and One Night＂ and ＂ Faust＂, the fiction succeeds in transforming a grand tragedy in which intellectuals try to explore the scientific and humanistic spirit into an entertaining and humorous folk tale.